Why don't illiterate women in rural, Northern Tanzania, access maternal healthcare?

• Main Authors: Dismas Matovelo (Author), Pendo Ndaki (Author), Victoria Yohani (Author), Rose Laisser (Author), Respicious Bakalemwa (Author), Edgar Ndaboine (Author), Zabron Masatu (Author), Magdalena Mwaikambo (Author), Jennifer L. Brenner (Author), Warren M. Wilson (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In 2017, roughly 540 women in Sub-Saharan Africa died every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. To stem this public-health crisis, the WHO recommends a standard continuity of maternal healthcare, yet most women do not receive this care. Surveys sugges...