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Inequities in the Uptake of Reproductive and Maternal Health Services in the Biggest Regional State of Ethiopia: Too Far from "Leaving No One Behind".

Dawit Wolde DakaMirkuzie WoldieMeskerem Seboka ErgibaBirhanu Kenate SoriDereje Abdena BayisaAsfaw Benti AmenteFirew Tekle Bobo
Published in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2020)
The utilization of maternal health services in the study area is grossly skewed to those who are well off, educated, and live in urban areas. Any action intended to improve utilization of maternal and child health services should aim to reduce the unnecessary and avoidable disparity demonstrated in our analysis. This of course demands multisectoral intervention to impact on the determinants.
Keyphrases
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mental health
  • weight gain
  • gestational age
  • pregnant women