Understanding urban-rural inequality in early maternal discharge following facility-based vaginal delivery in Nigeria

A multivariate decomposition analysis

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ID19593322
AuthorsVictor A Ochagu (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control), Oluwakemi Christie Ogidan (0000-0002-9039-6998, Ekiti State University), Michael Ekholuenetale (0000-0002-2372-3020, University of Ibadan)
EditorsNicola Hawley
Year2025
Volume5
Issue12
Pagese0005614
Publication date2025-12-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0005614
PMID41348820
OpenAlexW4417091255
LanguageEN
References cited27

The objective of this study was to estimate the urban-rural gap in early maternal discharge following facility-based delivery in Nigeria. A sample of 8614 women aged 15–49 years with national representativeness was extracted and analysed. Multivariate decomposition analysis and concentration index were used to examine the prevalence and urban-rural inequality in early maternal discharge after facility-based vaginal delivery. Approximately 65.6% of rural women and 50.5% of urban dwellers reported early maternal discharge. There was pro-poor distribution of early maternal discharge. The concentration index for rural residence was -0.0817 (SE = 0.0063; p

Inequality · Multivariate analysis · Multivariate statistics · Representativeness heuristic · Residence · Rural area · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

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