Effect of women's literacy on maternal and child health: Evidence from demographic Health Survey data in Senegal

Background Senegal has certainly made significant efforts in adult literacy and in the fight against maternal and infant mortality. However, a large proportion of the female population is illiterate, and the country's maternal and infant mortality rates are still higher than WHO recommendations...

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Published in:The International journal of health planning and management 2023-05, Vol.38 (3), p.773-789
Main Authors: Diallo, Mamadou Abdoulaye, Mbaye, Ngoné, Aidara, Ibrahima
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Adult literacy
Birth intervals
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child
Child Health
Child, Preschool
Children
Childrens health
Compliance
Confidence intervals
Contraceptives
Demographics
Demography
Female
health
Health indicators
Health insurance
Health status
Health Surveys
Humans
Immunization
Indicators
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infants
Insurance
Literacy
maternal
Maternal & child health
Maternal characteristics
Mortality rates
Mothers
Pregnancy
Premiums
Prenatal care
Risk reduction
Rural areas
Rural communities
Sanitation
Sanitation facilities
Senegal
Senegal - epidemiology
Surveys
Television
Underweight
Vaccination
Water supply
Women
women's literacy
Womens health
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Summary:Background Senegal has certainly made significant efforts in adult literacy and in the fight against maternal and infant mortality. However, a large proportion of the female population is illiterate, and the country's maternal and infant mortality rates are still higher than WHO recommendations. This article examined the effect of women's literacy on maternal and child health in Senegal. Methods Data were extracted from the last Senegal Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) collected in 2019. A binary logistic model was performed to assess the effect of women's literacy on ten outcomes of maternal and child health indicators. Results Results indicate that women's literacy has a positive and significant effect on nine of key indicators outcomes. For instance, women's literacy increases the odds of contraceptive use by 1.29 (95% Confidence Interval [CI], 1.13–1.48; p 
ISSN:0749-6753
1099-1751
DOI:10.1002/hpm.3624