Equity in maternal health outcomes in a middle-income urban setting: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with more adverse perinatal health outcomes, risk factors and lower access to and use of maternal health care services. However, evidence for the association between SES and maternal health outcomes is limited, particularly for middle-income countries like sub-Saharan Ghana. We assessed the association between parental SES and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes of Ghanaian women during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period.

Methods

A prospective cohort study of 1010 women of two public hospitals in Accra, Ghana (2012-2014). SES was proxied by maternal and paternal education, wealth and employment status. The association of SES with maternal and perinatal outcomes was analyzed with multivariable logistic and

SUBMITTER: De Groot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6580627 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature