Table 4 Studies included
Author(s) | Title | Study year | Indicator(s) included | Study area(s) | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcock et al. [61] | Examining inequalities in uptake of maternal health care and choice of provider in underserved urban areas of Mumbai, India: a mixed methods study | 2011–2013 | Qualitative | Maharashtra—Mumbai two informal settings | PubMed |
Allendorf [60] | The quality of family relationships and use of maternal health-care services in India | 2010 | Institutional delivery | Madhya Pradesh | PubMed |
Allendorf [59] | Going nuclear? Family structure and young women’s Health in India, 1992-2006 | 2012 | ANC1 | India | Reference check |
Bhanderi and Srinivasan [23] | Utilization of maternal health services and determinants of skilled care during delivery in slums of Gujarat, India | 2015 | Institutional delivery2 | Gujarat—urban slum in Rajkot city | Google Scholar |
Chattopadhyay [56] | Men in maternal care: evidence from India | 2012 | Institutional delivery | India, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Maharashtra | PubMed |
Chauhan [47] | Antenatal care among currently married women in Rajasthan, India | 2012 | Full ANC3 | Rajasthan | ScienceDirect |
Das et al. [24] | Prospective study of determinants and costs of home births in Mumbai slums | 2010 | Home delivery | Mumbai—slums, six municipal wards | Reference check |
Dikid et al. [48] | Maternal and perinatal death inquiry and response project implementation review in India | 2009 | Qualitative | Bihar, Rajasthan, and Orissa | PubMed |
George A [62] | Persistence of high maternal mortality in Koppal District, Karnataka, India: observed service delivery constraints | 2004 | Qualitative | Karnataka—Koppal district | ScienceDirect |
Godha et al. [58] | Association between child marriage and reproductive health outcomes and service utilization: a multi-country study from South Asia | 2013 | ≥ 4 ANC, institutional delivery | India (and Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan) | Reference check |
Goli et al. [40] | Pathways of economic inequalities in maternal and child health in Urban India: a decomposition analysis | 2013 | < 3 ANC, not an institutional delivery | India—urban | Google Scholar |
Hazarika [39] | Women’s reproductive health in slum populations in India: evidence from NFHS-3 | 2009 | ≥ 3 ANC | India—eight cities, urban slums | Reference check |
Iyengar et al. [30] | Pregnancy related deaths in rural Rajasthan, India: exploring causes, context, and care-seeking through verbal autopsy | 2002–2003 | Qualitative | Rajasthan—a block | Reference check |
Jat et al. [41] | Factors affecting the use of maternal health services in Madhya Pradesh state of India: a multilevel analysis | 2011 | PNC4 | Madhya Pradesh | Google Scholar |
Jat et al. [50] | Socio-cultural and service delivery dimensions of maternal mortality in rural central India: a qualitative exploration using a human rights lens | 2011 | Qualitative | Madhya Pradesh—Khargone district | Reference check |
Jayanthi et al. [42] | Primary health centres: preferred options for birthing care in Tamil Nadu, India, from users’ perspectives | 2012 | Qualitative | Tamil Nadu | Reference check |
Jeffery P and Jeffery R [31] | Only when the boat has started sinking: A maternal death in rural north India | 2002–2005 | Qualitative | Uttar Pradesh—Muslim village in rural Bijnor district | ScienceDirect |
Jihesh and Sundari Ravindran [32] | Social and health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in a less developed district of Kerala, India | 2010–2011 | Qualitative | Kerala—Wayanad district | Google Scholar |
Koski et al. [54] | Physical violence by partner during pregnancy and use of prenatal care in rural India | 2011 | At least 3 ANC | India—rural | Reference check |
Kumar and Mohanty 2011 | Intra-urban differentials in the utilization of reproductive healthcare in India, 1992-2006 | 2011 | ANC3 | India—urban | Reference check |
Mahapatro [52] | Equity in utilization of health care services: perspective of pregnant women in southern Odisha, India | 2011–2012 | Qualitative | Odisha—Gajam | PubMed |
Mahapatro [33] | Utilization of maternal and child health care services in India: does women's autonomy matter? | 2012 | Full ANC3 | India | Reference check |
Nair et al. [34] | What influences the decision to undergo institutional delivery by skilled birth attendants? A cohort study in rural Andhra Pradesh, India | 2012 | Institutional delivery5 | Andhra Pradesh—rural | PubMed |
Pathak et al. [6] | Economic inequalities in maternal health care: prenatal care and skilled birth attendance in India, 1992-2006 | 1992–2006 | ANC6 | India, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu | Google Scholar |
Paudel et al. [55] | Determinants of postnatal maternity care service utilization in rural Belgaum of Karnataka, India: A community based cross-sectional study | 2014 | PNC services | Karnataka—rural Belgaum Taluka | Google Scholar |
Prakash R & Kumar A, [49] | Urban poverty and utilization of maternal and child health care services in India | 2013 | ANC7 | India—urban, eight EAG11, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu | Reference check |
Ram and Singh [25] | Is antenatal care effective in improving maternal health in rural Uttar Pradesh? Evidence from a District Level Household Survey | 2006 | Institutional delivery | Uttar Pradesh—rural | Reference check |
Roy et al. [26] | Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in Rural Lucknow, India | 2013 | 3 ANC | Uttar Pradesh—Lucknow district | Google Scholar |
Sahoo et al. [53] | Do socio-demographic factors still predict the choice of place of delivery: a cross-sectional study in rural North India | 2015 | Home delivery | Delhi—two villages | ScienceDirect |
Saxena et al. [35] | Inequity in maternal health care service utilization in Gujarat: analyses of district-level health survey data | 2013 | ≥ 3 ANC, institutional delivery | Gujarat | PubMed |
Singh et al. [27] | Assessing the utilization of maternal and child health care among married adolescent women: evidence from India | 2012 | Full ANC3 | India—adolescent | PubMed |
Singh et al. [28] | Determinants of maternity care services utilization among married adolescents in rural India | 2012 | Full ANC3 | India—rural, adolescent | PubMed |
Singh et al. [43] | The consequences of unintended pregnancy for maternal and child health in rural India: evidence from prospective data | 2013 | Use of ANC6 | Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu | Reference check |
Singh et al. [29] | Factors associated with maternal healthcare services utilization in nine high focus states in India: a multilevel analysis based on 14 385 communities in 292 districts | 2013 | ≥ 4 ANC, PNC8 | 9 states | PubMed |
Singh et al. [44] | Utilization of maternal health care among adolescent mothers in urban India: evidence from DLHS-3 | 2014 | Full ANC3, PNC9 | India—urban, adolescent | Reference check |
Singh et al. [45] | Factors influencing antenatal care services utilization in Empowered Action Group (EAG) States, India: a spatial and multilevel analysis | 2015 | Full ANC3 | India—eight EAG states | Google Scholar |
Subha Sri et al. [27] | An investigation of maternal deaths following public protests in a tribal district of Madhya Pradesh, central India | 2010 | Qualitative | Madhya Pradesh—Barwani district | ScienceDirect |
Tey and Lai [36] | Correlates of barriers to the utilization of health services for delivery in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa | 2013 | Institutional delivery10 | India—and Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania | Reference check |
Viegas Andrade et al. [38] | Antenatal care use in Brazil and India: scale, outreach and socioeconomic inequality | 2012 | > 4 ANC | India | PubMed, ScienceDirect |
Vijayshree et al. [63] | “She was referred from one hospital to another”: evidence on emergency obstetric care in Karnataka, India | 2011 | Qualitative | Karnataka | Reference check |
Yadav and Kesarwani [46] | Effect of individual and community factors on maternal health care service use in India: a multilevel approach | 2015 | Full ANC3, PNC4 | India | Google Scholar |