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标题：Decomposing the Socio-Economic Inequalities in Utilization of Antenatal Care in South Asian Countries: Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys
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作者：Jeetendra Yadav ; Dolly Kumari ; Anita Pal 等
期刊名称：Social Science Spectrum
电子版ISSN：2454-2806
出版年度：2018
卷号：4
期号：4
页码：179-190
语种：English
出版社：Society for Scientific Aptitude
摘要：Even after encouraging maternal and child wellness programs at worldwide level,lowermiddle income nations have not reached the goal set by the UN yet. This study attempts to fill the gap and examines the associations and inequalities between socio-economic, demographic factors and utilization of full antenatal Care in South Asian countries. It uses data from DHS of the selected countries,and Oaxaca decomposing is applied for socioeconomic inequalities in utilization of antenatal care. Findings from the multivariate analysis show that mother’s age at the time of birth,birth order and interval, mother’s education,mass media exposure and economic status are significant determinants of the utilization of antenatal care services in South Asian countries. In terms of specific outcomes with regard to inequality in ANC,the distance from the line of equity to the line of concentration curve is greatest in Pakistan followed by India and Nepal.
关键词：Antenatal care;Concentration curve;Inequality;South Asian countries