Examining inequalities in access to delivery by caesarean section in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal deaths are far too common in Nigeria, and this is in part due to lack of access to lifesaving emergency obstetric care, especially among women in the poorest strata in Nigeria. Data on the extent of inequality in access to such lifesaving intervention could convince policymakers in developing an appropriate intervention. This study examines inequality in access to births by caesarean section in Nigeria.

Methods

Data for 20,468 women who gave birth in the five years preceding 2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) were used for this study. Inequality in caesarean delivery was assessed using the concentration curve and multiple logistic regression models.

Results

There was a high concentration in the utilisation of caesarean section among

SUBMITTER: Ushie BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715280 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature