International Internal Medicine Journal(IIMJ)

Department of Statistics & Population Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Cape Town, South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Determinants of Postnatal Health Check Providers in Sierra Leone: Insight from the 2019 SLDHS
  Author(s): Philomene Nsengiyumva* and Palesa Patience Moloi
  
  Introduction: Maternal and neonatal outcomes are critically influenced by the quality of postnatal care. Despite efforts to improve maternal healthcare utilization in Sierra Leone, significant disparities persist in access to professional postnatal care. This study examines the factors associated with the type of healthcare providers performing postnatal check-ups among mothers. Methods: This study used data from the 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey (SLDHS). Of the 7323 women who gave birth in the five years preceding the survey, 3403 women aged between 15 and 49 years provided information on whether their postnatal check-ups were conducted by a doctor, nurse/midwife, auxiliary midwife, traditional birth attendant, community/village health worker, or another provider. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and multinomial log.. Read More»
  

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