Human rights in the Horn of Africa: an index of child and maternal health

Abstract Objective To construct a territorial measure and classification of child and maternal health in the countries of the Horn of Africa based on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. Method The design of our index includes the variables child and maternal health defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enable territorial ranking of the countries. For this purpose, we used Pena's distance method for 2017. Results The results indicate a relatively high territorial disparity in maternal health between the countries of the Horn of Africa according to the differing values of the SDGs variables of child and maternal health. Conclusions We propose a territorial classification in the countries of the Horn of Africa. We believe that the most striking differences between countries relate to basic variables of maternal health such as being attended by skilled health personnel.

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Main Authors:	Zermeño Mejía,Karla Aída, Añaños Bedriñana,Karen Giovanna, Martín Martín,José María, Salinas Fernández,José Antonio, Rodríguez Martín,José Antonio
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS) 2020
Online Access:	http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-91112020000200014
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