Inequalities in adequate maternal healthcare opportunities: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018.
Md Injamul Haq MethunBright Opoku AhinkorahSutopa RoyJoshua OkyereMd Ismail HossainIqramul HaqShatabdi Shamrita UmeMd Kamrul HasanPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
We found that attained adequate maternal healthcare had the lowest coverage and widest dissimilarity, while wealth index, education and place of residence are the major factors that contribute to inequalities in accessibility to maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh. These findings underscore a need for pro-poor interventions to narrow the economic inequalities between the poor and rich in terms of accessibility to maternal healthcare services. The results indicate the need for the Bangladeshi government and its health department to strengthen their commitment to improving female education. Investments should be made in initiatives that facilitate the proximity of maternal healthcare services to women in rural areas.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- affordable care act
- primary care
- public health
- health information
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- gestational age
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- health promotion
- anti inflammatory
- weight loss
- cell fate