Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia

Recent surveys show considerable progress in maternal and child health in Ethiopia. The improvement has been in health outcomes and health services coverage. The study examines how different groups have fared in this progress. It tracked 11 health outcome indicators and health interventions related to millennium development goals one, four, and five. These are stunting, underweight, wasting, neonatal mortality, infant mortality, under -five mortality, measles vaccination, and full immunization, modern contraceptive use by currently married women, antenatal care visits, and skilled birth attendance. Trends in rate differences and rate ratios are analyzed. The study also investigates the dynamics of inequalities, using concentration curves for different years. In addition, a decomposition analysis is conducted to identify the role of proximate determinants. The study finds substantial improvements in health outcomes and health services. Although there still exists a considerable gap between the rich and the poor, the study finds some reductions in inequalities of health services. However, some of the improvements in selected health outcomes appear to be pro-rich.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ambel, Alemayehu, Andrews, Colin, Bakilana, Anne, Foster, Elizabeth, Khan, Qaiser, Wang, Huihui
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-12
Subjects:	SANITATION, CHILD HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, RISKS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, QUALITY OF SERVICES, CONTRACEPTION, PEOPLE, VACCINATION, LEVELS OF MORTALITY, ANTENATAL CARE, RURAL WOMEN, LIVE BIRTHS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, HEALTH CARE, OWNERSHIP OF LAND, LEGAL STATUS, HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS, SKILLED PROFESSIONALS, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SKILLED CARE, HEALTH RISKS, NATIONAL LEVEL, HEALTH FACILITIES, HOSPITAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, INEQUITIES, HEALTH SECTOR, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, IMMUNIZATION, MEASLES IMMUNIZATION, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, INTERVENTION, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, ANTENATAL VISITS, HEALTH INDICATORS, FAMILY SIZE, FACT SHEET, OBSERVATION, DISSEMINATION, MORTALITY RATE, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, GLOBAL HEALTH, MORTALITY, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, SKILLED PERSONNEL, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PROGRESS, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, CHILDBIRTH, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT, LIVE BIRTH, MIGRANT, FOOD SECURITY, WORKERS, AGED, CONTRACEPTIVES, MORTALITY LEVELS, MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USE, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, MORALITY, HEALTH OUTCOMES, URBAN AREAS, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS, FAMILY PLANNING, IMMUNIZATIONS, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE, CHILD NUTRITION, MEASUREMENT, MEASLES, NUTRITION, SERVICE UTILIZATION, MOTHER, METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION, BULLETIN, POLICY, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, CHILD MORTALITY, HEALTH SYSTEM, CHILD MORTALITY RATES, SEX, WEIGHT, MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES, RURAL RESIDENTS, ILL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH, CHILDREN, SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES, DRINKING WATER, MODERN CONTRACEPTION, NUMBER OF BIRTHS, RURAL AREAS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, BIRTH ATTENDANTS, NUMBER OF DEATHS, POPULATION, POLIO, NEONATAL MORTALITY, MARRIED WOMEN, POLICY RESEARCH, SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, WOMEN, EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, OBSTETRIC CARE, BIRTH ATTENDANT, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPLEMENTATION, HEALTH SERVICES, PREGNANCY, INFANT DEATHS, SANITATION FACILITIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25872017/ethiopia-health-equity-reaching-bottom-40-percent-maternal-child-health-inequalities-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23805
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