Pathways of economic inequalities in maternal and child health in urban India: a decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Children and women comprise vulnerable populations in terms of health and are gravely affected by the impact of economic inequalities through multi-dimensional channels. Urban areas are believed to have better socioeconomic and maternal and child health indicators than rural areas. This perception leads to the implementation of health policies ignorant of intra-urban health inequalities. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explain the pathways of economic inequalities in maternal and child health indicators among the urban population of India.

Methods

Using data from the third wave of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2005-06), this study calculated relative contribution of socioeconomic factors to inequalities in key maternal and child h

SUBMITTER: Goli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3612074 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature