Trends and antecedents of inequalities in maternal healthcare coverage in four African countries
(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.
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- author
- Asuman, Derek LU ; Fenny, Ama Pokuaa and Anyamesem Odame, Doreen Nyarko
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021-04-01
- 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
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- scopus:85100912120
- ISSN
- 0954-1748
- DOI
- 10.1002/jid.3534
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 7e4b35b4-f531-4f92-86c7-76afbfc4225c
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- 2021-03-02 10:23:05
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- 2022-04-27 00:32:48
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