Inequality of Opportunity in Accessing Maternal and Newborn Healthcare Services
Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11716620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cinzia Di Novi (0000-0002-3536-5507, Joint Research Centre, corresponding author), Harshita Thakare (University of Pavia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1505-1529 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Indicators Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0303-8300 • E-ISSN: 1573-0921 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11205-022-03004-6 |
| OpenAlex | W4297021923 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Under-five mortality is known to be the result of a wide variety of inputs, among which the availability of maternal and child health services. However, their coverage and distribution, in low- and middle-income countries, continue to remain inadequate and characterized by significant inequalities. The main aim of this study is to investigate the causes of inequality in accessing the basic maternal and newborn healthcare services in Bangladesh. To this end, we use nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2014. Our study builds on the Human Opportunity Index (HOI), developed at the World Bank (in World development report: Equity and development, World Bank, Washington, 2006), which measures the total contribution of individual socioeconomic and demographic circumstances to inequality of opportunity in accessing basic services. Our findings reveal that a mother’s education, wealth index and place of residence, are closely associated with access to basic maternal and newborn healthcare services
Business · Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Equity (law · Health care · Health equity · Inequality · Political science · Population · Public health · Residence · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
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