Disparities in health system input between minority and non-minority counties and their effects on maternal mortality in Sichuan province of western China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) markedly decreased in China, but there has been a significant imbalance among different geographic regions (east, central and west regions), and the mortality in the western region remains high. This study aims to examine how much disparity in the health system and MMR between ethnic minority and non-minority counties exists in Sichuan province of western China and measures conceivable commitments of the health system determinants of the disparity in MMR.

Methods

The MMR and health system data of 67 minority and 116 non-minority counties were taken from Sichuan provincial official sources. The 2-level Poisson regression model was used to identify health system determinants. A series of nested models with different health system fa

SUBMITTER: Ren Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622414 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature