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...
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okr-10986-234732021-04-23T14:04:15Z Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia Ambel, Alemayehu Andrews, Colin Bakilana, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Khan, Qaiser Wang, Huihui 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 HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS 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 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 DEVELOPMENT POLICY SANITATION FACILITIES 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 1, 4, and 5. These are stunting, underweight, wasting, neonatal mortality, infant mortality, under-five mortality, measles vaccination, full immunization, modern contraceptive use by currently married women, antenatal care visits, and skilled birth attendance. The study explores trends in inequalities by household wealth status, mothers’ education, and place of residence. It is based on four Demographic and Health Surveys implemented in 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2014. 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. 2015-12-22T16:25:25Z 2015-12-22T16:25:25Z 2015-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25658145/maternal-child-health-inequalities-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23473 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7508 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Ethiopia |
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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 HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS 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 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 DEVELOPMENT POLICY SANITATION FACILITIES |
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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 HEALTH POLICY DISCUSSIONS 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 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 DEVELOPMENT POLICY SANITATION FACILITIES Ambel, Alemayehu Andrews, Colin Bakilana, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Khan, Qaiser Wang, Huihui Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
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Africa Ethiopia |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7508 |
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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 1, 4, and 5. These are stunting, underweight, wasting,
neonatal mortality, infant mortality, under-five mortality,
measles vaccination, full immunization, modern contraceptive
use by currently married women, antenatal care visits, and
skilled birth attendance. The study explores trends in
inequalities by household wealth status, mothers’ education,
and place of residence. It is based on four Demographic and
Health Surveys implemented in 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2014.
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. |
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Working Paper |
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Ambel, Alemayehu Andrews, Colin Bakilana, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Khan, Qaiser Wang, Huihui |
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Ambel, Alemayehu Andrews, Colin Bakilana, Anne Foster, Elizabeth Khan, Qaiser Wang, Huihui |
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Ambel, Alemayehu |
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Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
title_short |
Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
title_full |
Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
title_fullStr |
Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia |
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maternal and child health inequalities in ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25658145/maternal-child-health-inequalities-ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23473 |
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