ISSN: 2167-0420
Tepanata Pumpaibool
Nigeria
Research Article
Factors Affecting Women-Willingness to Pay for Maternal, Neonatal andChild Health Services (MNCH) in Gombe State, Nigeria
Author(s): Muhammad Basheer Yahya* and Tepanata Pumpaibool
Muhammad Basheer Yahya* and Tepanata Pumpaibool
Background: Gombe State in North Eastern Nigeria is one of the states in the region that records the highest maternal and new-born death rates in the world. The region has a maternal mortality ratio of 1549/100,000, child mortality rate of 260/1,000 and neonatal mortality rate of 43/1,000. With a poverty incidence of 72.2% in the state and the displacement due to insurgency, a great deal of women in the villages is vulnerable to more poverty and maternal deaths. Establishing the factors that affect the willingness to pay (WTP) for maternal services will help to improve maternal health services thereby reducing maternal deaths in the state. This study looked at the factors that affect women’s willingness to pay for maternal services in relation to antenatal care (ANC), delivery in health facilities and post-natal care (PNC) through a baseline survey.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000404