[Barriers to access to health services for women and children in Latin AmericaBarreiras de acesso aos serviços de saúde para mulheres e crianças na América Latina].

Objective: Determine whether an association exists between access barriers reported by women aged 15-49 years and the use of essential health services for women and children in Latin America.

Methods: Cross-sectional study using multivariate logistic regression models based on the demographic and health surveys of Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru.

Results: Geographical and financial barriers, the need to obtain permission to visit the doctor, or not wanting to go alone to a health facility significantly reduced the likelihood of completing prenatal checkups and having an assisted delivery.