Zafer Çalışkan1, Dilek Kılıç2, Selcen Öztürk3, Emre Atılgan4. 1. Department of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. caliskan@hacettepe.edu.tr. 2. Department of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. dbasar@hacettepe.edu.tr. 3. Department of Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. selcen@hacettepe.edu.tr. 4. Department of Health Management, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. emreatilgan@trakya.edu.tr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objective was to explore progress of equity in the utilization of maternal health care services in developing countries since maternal care is a crucial factor in reducing maternal mortality, which is targeted by the Millennium Development Goal 5. METHODS: A systematic review of quantitative studies was done. PubMed Central, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases were searched for peer-reviewed and English-language articles published between 2005 and 2015. RESULTS: Thirty-six articles were included in the review. The results reveal the lack of equity in the utilization of maternal health care in developing countries. Thirty-three out of 36 studies found evidence supporting severe inequities while three studies found evidence of equity or at least improvement in terms of equity. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the literature devoted to utilization of maternal health care generally provides information on the level of maternal care used and ignore the equity problem. Research in this area should focus not only on the level of maternal care used but also on the most disadvantaged segments of the population in terms of utilization of maternal care in order to reach the set targets.
OBJECTIVES: The objective was to explore progress of equity in the utilization of maternal health care services in developing countries since maternal care is a crucial factor in reducing maternal mortality, which is targeted by the Millennium Development Goal 5. METHODS: A systematic review of quantitative studies was done. PubMed Central, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases were searched for peer-reviewed and English-language articles published between 2005 and 2015. RESULTS: Thirty-six articles were included in the review. The results reveal the lack of equity in the utilization of maternal health care in developing countries. Thirty-three out of 36 studies found evidence supporting severe inequities while three studies found evidence of equity or at least improvement in terms of equity. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the literature devoted to utilization of maternal health care generally provides information on the level of maternal care used and ignore the equity problem. Research in this area should focus not only on the level of maternal care used but also on the most disadvantaged segments of the population in terms of utilization of maternal care in order to reach the set targets.
Keywords:
Developing countries; Equity; Health care utilization; Maternal care; Systematic review
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