Long-term trend in socioeconomic inequalities and geographic variation in the utilization of antenatal care service in India between 1998 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the temporal trend of socioeconomic and rural-urban disparities and geographical variation in the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services in India before and throughout the Millennium Development Goals era.

Data sources/study setting

For this temporal analysis, secondary data from the Indian National Family Health Surveys between 1998 and 2015 (Waves 2, 3, and 4) were used.

Study design

We analyzed the trend in inequality for at least one and four ANC visits to a health care professional (ANC1+ and ANC4+, respectively) by education, wealth, and residence type. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to assess the temporal trend and the relative contribution of communities and states to the overall variation in ANC1+ and ANC4+.

SUBMITTER: Lee HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240766 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature