International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Accessibility to and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by rural women: A case study of health centres in Mutare district based on the 3 delays model

Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube
  • Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube
  • Graduate School of Busines, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Commerce, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Greanious A. Mavondo
  • Greanious A. Mavondo
  • Pathology Department, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine Mpilo Hospital NUST Complex, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Obadiah Moyo
  • Obadiah Moyo
  • Office of The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Chikuse F. Farai
  • Chikuse F. Farai
  • Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia.
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Ndhlovu T. Chitonga
  • Ndhlovu T. Chitonga
  • Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.
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Mavondo Joy
  • Mavondo Joy
  • Dalony Distributors (Pvt) LTD, 122 Josiah Tongogara Street, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo
  • Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo
  • Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
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Musarurwa Cuthbert
  • Musarurwa Cuthbert
  • Chemical Pathology, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Cynthia N. Chaibva
  • Cynthia N. Chaibva
  • Nursing and Midwifery Department, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 11 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 March 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2022

Authors

Netsai P. Ndhlovu-Ncube
Graduate School of Busines, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Commerce, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Greanious A. Mavondo
Pathology Department, National University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine Mpilo Hospital NUST Complex, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Obadiah Moyo
Office of The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Chikuse F. Farai
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia.

Ndhlovu T. Chitonga
Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

Mavondo Joy
Dalony Distributors (Pvt) LTD, 122 Josiah Tongogara Street, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Mkhwanazi B. Nkazimulo
Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Musarurwa Cuthbert
Chemical Pathology, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Cynthia N. Chaibva
Nursing and Midwifery Department, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Corresponding Author Email: [email protected]