| Literature DB >> 29960144 |
Mohammad Habibullah Pulok1, Jalal Uddin2, Ulrika Enemark3, Muhammad Zakir Hossin4.
Abstract
Socioeconomic inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services is well-documented in Bangladesh. However, the spatial dimension of this inequality is largely unexplored in the literature. This study examined the regional variation of wealth-related inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The highest extent of pro-wealthy inequality was found in Chittagong and Sylhet for ANC services compared to Khulna and Rangpur where inequality was the lowest. Pro-wealthy inequality was the lowest in Rangpur while Dhaka and Barisal tended to have the greatest degree of inequality for delivery care services. Policy efforts aiming to tackle socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare should consider this spatial dimension of inequality in Bangladesh.Keywords: Antenatal care; Bangladesh; Concentration index; Delivery care; Inequality
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29960144 DOI： 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.06.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Place ISSN： 1353-8292 Impact factor: 4.078