Wealth-based inequalities in family planning and perinatal coverage among adolescent and young women: analyses of national surveys from Latin America and the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to describe the coverage of key family planning (FP) and perinatal health indicators and to measure the associated social inequalities among adolescent and young women in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region.

Methods

Nationally representative data from 20 LAC countries were analyzed using Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2011 and 2016. Data were disaggregated by age group (15-19 and 20-24 years). Coverage was estimated for six key indicators, including FP, antenatal care (ANC), skilled birth attendance (SBA), and postnatal care (PNC). Socioeconomic inequalities in coverage were assessed using the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and the Concentration Index (CIX).

Finding

SUBMITTER: Sanhueza A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721293 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature