title: Family Structure Types and Adequate Utilization of Antenatal Care in Kenya.
abstract: Features of the health care delivery system may not be the only expounding factors of adequate utilization of antenatal care among women. Other social factors such as the family structure and its environment contribute toward pregnant women's utilization of antenatal care. An understanding of how women in different family structure types and social groups use basic maternal health services is important toward developing and implementing maternal health care policy in the post-Millennium Development Goal era, especially in the sub-Saharan Africa where maternal mortality still remains high.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine (Drs Owili and Chou), Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration (Dr Huang), and Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing (Dr Chien), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Community Health and Development, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya (Dr Muga); and School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan (Dr Hsu).
authors.forename: Patrick Opiyo
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Owili
authors.forename: Miriam Adoyo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Muga
authors.forename: Yiing-Jenq
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Yi-Hsin Elsa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Li-Yin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult