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Barriers to Maternal Health-Seeking Behavior in the DRC: The Role of Perceptions, Affordability, and Health System Financing

2025-07-24 health systems and quality improvement Title + abstract only
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Efforts to improve maternal health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have often focused on expanding access and improving structural readiness. These are critical first steps, but this analysis reveals a critical missing link: womens perceptions of care--including how they are treated, how much they trust providers, and how affordable care seems--which are more predictive of health-seeking behavior than objective facility infrastructure or actual cost. Drawing on two rounds of household...

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