Socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates: evidence on Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in eastern India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tribal peoples are among the most marginalised groups worldwide. Evidence on birth outcomes in these groups is scant. We describe inequalities in Stillbirth Rate (SBR), Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR), and uptake of maternal and newborn health services between tribal and less disadvantaged groups in eastern India, and examine the contribution of poverty and education to these inequalities.

Methods

We used data from a demographic surveillance system covering a 1 million population in Jharkhand State (March 2017 - August 2019) to describe SBR, NMR, and service uptake. We used logistic regression analysis combined with Stata's adjrr-command to estimate absolute and relative inequalities by caste/tribe (comparing Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) and other Sc

SUBMITTER: Busch SLP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9074184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature