Regional differentials in early antenatal care, health facility delivery and early postnatal care among women in Uganda

This study aimed at examining regional differentials in maternal healthcare services Uganda. Using a sample of 1,521 women reproductive ages (15-49) from Eastern and Western sub-regions Uganda, non-linear Oaxaca’ Blinder Multivariate Decomposition method, we assessed utilization early antenatal care, health facility delivery postnatal care among the women, henceforth, establishing main predictors inequalities that will enable policymakers to make better evenly interventions focused decisions. The reveals are not only hindered by social economic barriers, but also widespread disparities existing services. Significant were attributed both variation women’s characteristics effects coefficients. Findings showed gap would reduce on average 31.6% 34.7% differences availability community workers media exposure respectively, disappear. Furthermore, increase 68.8% 12.6% absence education, wealth respectively. 24.6% 37.2% worker disappear respectively 54.9% variations education. EPNC 18.5% 17.17% education 52.8% 8.4% Progress towards equitable should focus more strategies guarantee even distribution workers, broad dissemination information girl child completion