Decomposing socio-economic inequalities in antenatal care utilisation in 12 Southern African Development Community countries.

ABSTRACT: Although many countries are making progress towards achieving the global sustainable development goals, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lags behind. SSA bears a relatively higher burden of maternal morbidity and mortality than other regions despite existing cost-effective interventions. This paper assesses antenatal care (ANC) service utilisation among women in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, one of the four SSA regions. Specifically, it assesses socioeconomic inequality in the number of ANC visits, use of no ANC service, between one and three ANC visits and at least four ANC visits, previously recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Data come from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys in twelve SADC countries. Wagstaff's normalised concentration

SUBMITTER: Selebano KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8703074 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature