The association of travel burden with prenatal care utilization, what happens after provider-selection
Songyuan Deng,
Yuche Chen,
Kevin Bennett
Abstract:Background
Pregnant women in the United States encounter several challenges when accessing adequate prenatal care (PNC), with transportation being a significant hurdle. Nevertheless, assessing the proximity to the nearest provider may overstate the extent of the access inequality. Additionally, no prior research has explored the association between perceived travel burden and PNC utilization. This study aims to investigate whether travel distances to the initial visited and the predominant PNC provider and pa… Show more
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