Title

Utilization of Care During Pregnancy in Rural Guatemala: Does Obstetrical Need Matters

Author(s)

Dana A. Glei Dana Glei (University of California, Berkeley)

Noreen Goldman Noreen Goldman (Princeton University)

German Rodriguez German Rodriguez (Princeton University)

Abstract

This study examines factors associated with the use of biomedical care during pregnancy in Guatemala, focusing on the extent to which complications in an ongoing or previous pregnancy affect a woman's decisions to seek care. The findings, based on multilevel models, suggest that obstetrical need as well as demographic, social, and cultural factors are important predictors of pregnancy care. In contrast, measures of availability and access to health services have modest effects. The results also suggest the importance of unobserved variables such as quality of care in explaining women's decisions about pregnancy care.

Creation Date

2002-01

Section URL ID

OPR

Paper Number

opr0201.pdf

URL

https://www.princeton.edu/~ngoldman/papers/2003_Utilization_Of_Care.pdf

File Function

Jel

I12, J13

Keyword(s)

Guatemala

Suppress

false

Series

11