Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Trends and antecedents of inequalities in maternal healthcare coverage in four African countries

Asuman, Derek LU orcid ; Fenny, Ama Pokuaa and Anyamesem Odame, Doreen Nyarko (2021) In Journal of International Development 33(3). p.515-544
Abstract

Using data between 2003 and 2016, this paper assesses the degree and evolution of socio-economic inequalities in maternal health outcomes in four African countries. The study measures the trends of socio-economic inequalities in maternal healthcare and assesses the sources of socio-economic inequalities in maternal health through a decomposition approach. We find cross-country differences in the evolution of maternal healthcare inequalities. Rwanda and Uganda witnessed a decline in pro-rich inequalities, whereas changes in Ethiopia and Kenya have been mixed. Further, the study finds significant contributions of personal characteristics of the woman to inequalities in maternal healthcare access.

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Ethiopia, Kenya, maternal health, Rwanda, socio-economic inequalities, Uganda
in
Journal of International Development
volume
33
issue
3
pages
30 pages
publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
external identifiers
  • scopus:85100912120
ISSN
0954-1748
DOI
10.1002/jid.3534
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
7e4b35b4-f531-4f92-86c7-76afbfc4225c
date added to LUP
2021-03-02 10:23:05
date last changed
2022-04-27 00:32:48
@article{7e4b35b4-f531-4f92-86c7-76afbfc4225c,
  abstract     = {{<p>Using data between 2003 and 2016, this paper assesses the degree and evolution of socio-economic inequalities in maternal health outcomes in four African countries. The study measures the trends of socio-economic inequalities in maternal healthcare and assesses the sources of socio-economic inequalities in maternal health through a decomposition approach. We find cross-country differences in the evolution of maternal healthcare inequalities. Rwanda and Uganda witnessed a decline in pro-rich inequalities, whereas changes in Ethiopia and Kenya have been mixed. Further, the study finds significant contributions of personal characteristics of the woman to inequalities in maternal healthcare access.</p>}},
  author       = {{Asuman, Derek and Fenny, Ama Pokuaa and Anyamesem Odame, Doreen Nyarko}},
  issn         = {{0954-1748}},
  keywords     = {{Ethiopia; Kenya; maternal health; Rwanda; socio-economic inequalities; Uganda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{04}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{515--544}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of International Development}},
  title        = {{Trends and antecedents of inequalities in maternal healthcare coverage in four African countries}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3534}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/jid.3534}},
  volume       = {{33}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}