Trends of socioeconomic inequality in using maternal health care services in Lao People's Democratic Republic from year 2000 to 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic inequalities in access to maternal health care have received more attention as it challenges the sustainability of the ongoing achievement in reducing maternal mortality. By promoting access to maternal health care as one of the core targets of the Health Sector Reform, Lao People's Democratic Republic has reduced maternal mortality dramatically over the last decade. In spite of this improvement, little has been known about the secular trends in disparities of service utilization across different socioeconomic subgroups.

Methods

Two waves of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in the years 2000 and 2012 were pooled for the analysis. We used logistic regression to estimate the likelihood of using antenatal care (ANC) and delivery services with skill

SUBMITTER: Do N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6045842 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature