biostudies-literatureUnknown15(5)Alie MS<h4>Objective</h4>To determine wealth-based inequality and the dropout rate in the completion of the maternal continuum of care (CoC) in Ethiopia.<h4>Setting</h4>Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey-2019.<h4>Participants</h4>Reproductive-age women (15-49 years) in Ethiopia.<h4>Primary outcome</h4>Completion of the maternal CoC services is the primary outcome. Maternal CoC is defined as a situation where women have at least four antenatal care (ANC) visits, deliver their babies at a health facility and receive at least one postnatal care service for both mother and newborn baby.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed the 2019 Mini demographic and health survey data using STATA V.17. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was employed for the factors associated with the maternal CoC. The concentratiBMJ opene093113https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12096983biostudies-literatureWealth-based inequality and dropout rate in the completion of the continuum of maternal healthcare in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis of the Mini Demographic and Health Survey of 2019.PMC12096983Gichew SAlie MSAlemayehu DfalseWealth-based inequality and dropout rate in the completion of the continuum of maternal healthcare in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis of the Mini Demographic and Health Survey of 2019.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine wealth-based inequality and the dropout rate in the completion of the maternal continuum of care (CoC) in Ethiopia.<h4>Setting</h4>Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey-2019.<h4>Participants</h4>Reproductive-age women (15-49 years) in Ethiopia.<h4>Primary outcome</h4>Completion of the maternal CoC services is the primary outcome. Maternal CoC is defined as a situation where women have at least four antenatal care (ANC) visits, deliver their babies at a health facility and receive at least one postnatal care service for both mother and newborn baby.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed the 2019 Mini demographic and health survey data using STATA V.17. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was employed for the factors associated with the maternal CoC. The concentrati2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 May2026-07-16T23:06:50.469Z2026-07-12T03:10:21.814ZS-EPMC120969834040432410.1136/bmjopen-2024-093113