Background: High maternal and child mortality rates continue to affect many nations around the wo... more Background: High maternal and child mortality rates continue to affect many nations around the world. This includes the Philippines, where these deaths are exacerbated by a low rate of facility-based deliveries. Hence, a financial incentive scheme (the Maternal Care Assistance Program) has been implemented to address the issues. Objectives: This study examined the status of the Maternal Care Assistance Program (MCAP), maternal and child health over a four-year period, and the relationship between them. Methodology: A cross-sectional design was employed, using secondary data from records in the Rural Health Units (RHUs) of 37 municipalities of the Leyte province in the Philippines. The Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman rank correlation were used to test hypotheses. Findings: We found a pattern of decrease in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). Facility-based deliveries (FBDs) increased significantly over the four-year period. However, the results failed...
Background: High maternal and child mortality rates continue to affect many nations around the wo... more Background: High maternal and child mortality rates continue to affect many nations around the world. This includes the Philippines, where these deaths are exacerbated by a low rate of facility-based deliveries. Hence, a financial incentive scheme (the Maternal Care Assistance Program) has been implemented to address the issues. Objectives: This study examined the status of the Maternal Care Assistance Program (MCAP), maternal and child health over a four-year period, and the relationship between them. Methodology: A cross-sectional design was employed, using secondary data from records in the Rural Health Units (RHUs) of 37 municipalities of the Leyte province in the Philippines. The Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman rank correlation were used to test hypotheses. Findings: We found a pattern of decrease in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). Facility-based deliveries (FBDs) increased significantly over the four-year period. However, the results failed...
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