Inequalities in adequate maternal healthcare opportunities: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigated the inequalities in access to maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh.

Design and setting

This study used cross-sectional data from the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2017-2018. The survey encompassed diverse regions and households across Bangladesh. The study used the Human Opportunity Index (HOI) and Shapley's decomposition technique to measure the inequality in access to maternal healthcare opportunities.

Participants

This study included 20 127 women aged 15-49 years. Among them, 5012 women had live births in the preceding 3 years of the survey, forming the study sample.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

This study has no secondary outcome variable. The primary depend

SUBMITTER: Methun MIH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565284 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature