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Trends and antecedents of inequalities in maternal healthcare coverage in four African countries
Author(s) -
Asuman Derek,
Fenny Ama Pokuaa,
Anyamesem Odame Doreen Nyarko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3534
Subject(s) - inequality , health care , maternal health , economic growth , developing country , gender inequality , socioeconomics , geography , demographic economics , development economics , political science , sociology , demography , economics , health services , population , mathematics , mathematical analysis
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.