Decomposing inequality in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in Nepal

ABSTRACT:

Background

About 75.5% of women in Nepal’s urban areas receive at least four ANC visits, compared to 61.7% of women in the country’s rural areas. Similarly, just 34% of women in the lowest wealth quintile give birth in a medical facility compared to 90% of women in the richest group. As a result of this inequality, the poor in emerging nations suffer since those who are better off can make greater use of the healthcare than those who are less fortunate. This study aims to examine and decompose the contributions of various socioeconomic factors towards MCH service inequality in Nepal in the years 2011 and 2016.

Methods

Inequality in MCH services was estimated using concentration curves and their corresponding indices using data from Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2

SUBMITTER: G.C. S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10226207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature