The Effect of Health Care Renunciation of Pregnant Women on their New-Borns' Health

Christiana Brigitte Sandu (), Elisabeta Jaba (), Dănuț-Vasile Jemna (), Catalina Lionte, Eugenia Harja (), Marc-Hubert Depret () and Lydie Ancelot ()
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Christiana Brigitte Sandu: UAIC - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași = Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași = Alexandru Ioan Cuza University [Iași] = Université Alexandru Ioan Cuza de Iași
Dănuț-Vasile Jemna: UAIC - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași = Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași = Alexandru Ioan Cuza University [Iași] = Université Alexandru Ioan Cuza de Iași
Catalina Lionte: Faculty of General Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania.
Eugenia Harja: Faculty of Economic Sciences, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău
Marc-Hubert Depret: UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, CRIEF [Poitiers] - Centre de recherche sur l'intégration économique et financière [UR 13822] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, LéP [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'économie de Poitiers [UR 13822] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, ENSAR [Niort] - École nationale supérieure des sciences applicatives et du risque - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, Département Sciences du risque et de la donnée [ENSAR] - ENSAR [Niort] - École nationale supérieure des sciences applicatives et du risque - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, IRIAF - Institut des risques industriels, assurantiels et financiers - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers
Lydie Ancelot: UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers

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Abstract: The paper aims to assess the eff ect of health care renunciation by pregnant women for fi nancial reasons on the health status of their new-borns. A sample of 512 women who gave birth at "Cuza-Voda" Maternity in Iasi was surveyed. The following methodological approach was used to reach the objectives of the study: assessment of the degree to which pregnant women renounce health care; identifi cation of factors infl uencing health care renunciation; estimation of the eff ects of the determinant factors on health care abandonment by pregnant women; assessment of the health status of new-borns; estimation of the eff ect of health care abandonment by pregnant women on the health of their new-borns. The following statistical methods were applied: Student test, Chi-Square test of independence, binary logistic regression, and nomogram. The results of this study highlighted that socio-demographic factors, psychological factors, and at-risk behaviour factors have signifi cant infl uence on health care renunciation by pregnant women. Moreover, the new-borns' health is signifi cantly infl uenced by the health care renunciation by the mothers during their pregnancy period.

Keywords: unmet need of health care JEL Classifi cation: I14; J13; P36; inequalities; pregnancy; healthcare access; vulnerable population; vulnerable population healthcare access pregnancy inequalities unmet need of health care JEL Classifi cation: I14 J13 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11-17
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Published in Romanian Statistical Review, 2023, 3, pp.56-76

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