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Table 5 Inhibitors and facilitators for physical component

From: Inhibitors and facilitators to the utilization of postpartum care in China: an integrative review

Inhibitors

Facilitators

 

Community level

Individual level

Community level

Transportation/accessibility

• Inconvenient transportation caused by the geographical environment [47, 50]

Geographical influence

• Different geographical/regional divisions [17, 43]

 

Living area

• Urban area has higher postpartum visit rate than rural area [43]

Distance

• The closer the distance to the health facilities, the more postpartum visits [24, 28, 47]