Socioeconomic inequality in postnatal care utilisation among reproductive age women in sub-Saharan African countries with high maternal mortality: a decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the socioeconomic inequality in postnatal care (PNC) utilisation and its contributors among women in 14 sub-Saharan African countries with high maternal mortality.

Design

Community-based cross-sectional study using Demographic Health Survey SETTING: Africa countries with the highest maternal mortality ratio (14 countries) PARTICIPANTS: All women who had given birth within 2 years prior to the survey (n=64 912) PRIMARY OUTCOMES: Postnatal care utilisation RESULTS: The percentage of women who had PNC utilisation was lowest in Ethiopia (23.4%: 95% CI: 22.1%, 24.7%) and highest in The Gambia (91.5%: 95% CI: 90.6%, 92.4%). There was statistically significant pro-rich inequality in the PNC utilisation in all countries except Liberia, meaning PNC utilisation was

SUBMITTER: Fetene SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529475 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature