Socio-economic and geographic equity in maternal health services utilization in Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Addressing disparities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services is crucial in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of universal health coverage. The persistence of social and geographic disparities in maternal health service coverage and utilization poses significant challenges. Ensuring equity in health service access and utilization as part of universal health coverage requires evidence whether these inequities exist. This study aimed to measure socio-economic and geographic equity in coverage and effective coverage of both antenatal care and skilled birth attendance.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from the Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia from 2019 to 2020, including 2714 postpartum women at arou

SUBMITTER: Denu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12032688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature