Maternal and newborn healthcare utilization in Kampala urban slums: perspectives of women, their spouses, and healthcare providers

• Main Authors: Andrew Magunda (Author), Sam Ononge (Author), Dorothy Balaba (Author), Peter Waiswa (Author), Daniel Okello (Author), Henry Kaula (Author), Brett Keller (Author), Erica Felker-Kantor (Author), Yvonne Mugerwa (Author), Cudjoe Bennett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is assumed that the health conditions of urban women are superior to their rural counterparts. However, evidence from Asia and Africa, show that poor urban women and their families have worse access to antenatal care and facility childbirth compared to the rural women. The mat...