Are the poorest poor being left behind? Estimating global inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Wealth-related inequalities in reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health have been widely studied by dividing the population into quintiles. We present a comprehensive analysis of wealth inequalities for the composite coverage index (CCI) using national health surveys carried out since 2010, using wealth deciles and absolute income estimates as stratification variables, and show how these new approaches expand on traditional equity analyses.

Methods

83 low-income and middle-income countries were studied. The CCI is a combined measure of coverage with eight key reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions. It was disaggregated by wealth deciles for visual inspection of inequalities, and the slope index of inequality (SII) was estimated.

SUBMITTER: Barros AJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042578 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature