Urban-rural disparities in institutional delivery among women in East Africa: A decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though institutional delivery plays a significant role in maternal and child health, there is substantial evidence that the majority of rural women have lower health facility delivery than urban women. So, identifying the drivers of these disparities will help policy-makers and programmers with the reduction of maternal and child death.

Methods

The study used the data on a nationwide representative sample from the most recent rounds of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of four East African countries. A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis and its extensions was conducted to see the urban-rural differences in institutional delivery into two components: one that is explained by residence difference in the level of the determinants (covariate effects), and the

SUBMITTER: Dewau R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323938 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature