Preference for private hospital-based maternity services in inner-city Lagos, Nigeria: An observational study

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dc.contributor.authorOlusanya, B.O.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorOlufunlayo, T.F.
dc.contributor.authorInem, V.A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T05:54:31Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T05:54:31Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To determine factors associated with maternal preference for delivery in private hospitals in an urban community in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional study of socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of mothers and their newborns attending Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization clinics in inner-city Lagos, Nigeria. Factors associated with delivery in private hospitals were determined using multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results: Of the 3296 mothers enlisted for this study 1659 (50.3%) delivered in private hospitals and 1637 (49.7%) in public hospitals. Government hospitals had a higher proportion of doctors at delivery. Use of private obstetric services was significantly associated with ethnicity, religion, social class and obstetric history. Infants delivered at private hospitals were significantly more likely to be undernourished and have severe hyperbilirubinemia but less likely to be preterm and at no greater risk of hearing loss. Conclusions: Current global strategies to expand facility-based deliveries in order to reduce maternal and child mortality rates need to be complemented by improved regulatory/supervisory framework at country levels to better serve mothers and their offspring in urban areas who may opt for private hospitals usually lacking adequate obstetric and pediatric facilities against the backdrop of the rapid urban transition in Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlusanya BO, Roberts AA, Olufunlayo TF, Inem VA. Preference for private hospital-based maternity services in inner-city Lagos, Nigeria: An observational study. Health Policy. 2010 Aug;96(3):210-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.02.002. Epub 2010 Mar 1. PMID: 20197207.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.02.002.
dc.identifier.otherPMID: 20197207
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10693
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth Policy.;96 (3)
dc.subjectPrivate hospitalsen_US
dc.subjectMaternity servicesen_US
dc.subjectInner cityen_US
dc.subjectLagos Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titlePreference for private hospital-based maternity services in inner-city Lagos, Nigeria: An observational studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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