Spatial inequalities in skilled birth attendance in India: a spatial-regional model approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a significant increase in the skilled birth assisted (SBA) deliveries in India, there are huge gaps in availing maternity care services across social gradients - particularly across states and regions. Therefore, this study applies the spatial-regression model to examine the spatial distribution of SBA across districts of India. Furthermore, the study tries to understand the spatially associated population characteristics that influence the low coverage of SBA across districts of India and its regions.

Methods

The study used national representative cross-sectional survey data obtained from the fourth round of National Family Health Survey, conducted in 2015-16. The effective sample size was 259,469 for the analysis. Moran's I statistics and bivariate Local

SUBMITTER: Mishra PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756682 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature