Socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare: An analysis of regional variation in Bangladesh

Pulok, MH; Uddin, J; Enemark, U; Hossin, MZ

Socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare: An analysis of regional variation in Bangladesh

Pulok, MH

Uddin, J Enemark, U Hossin, MZ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Health and Place, 2018, 52 pp. 205 - 214
Issue Date:: 2018-07-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Pulok, MH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-5732	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Uddin, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Enemark, U	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hossin, MZ	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-06-19	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Health and Place, 2018, 52 pp. 205 - 214	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1353-8292	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128290
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Socioeconomic inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services is well-documented in Bangladesh. However, the spatial dimension of this inequality is largely unexplored in the literature. This study examined the regional variation of wealth-related inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The highest extent of pro-wealthy inequality was found in Chittagong and Sylhet for ANC services compared to Khulna and Rangpur where inequality was the lowest. Pro-wealthy inequality was the lowest in Rangpur while Dhaka and Barisal tended to have the greatest degree of inequality for delivery care services. Policy efforts aiming to tackle socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare should consider this spatial dimension of inequality in Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Health and Place	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.06.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Prenatal Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Surveys	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Logistic Models	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Class	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Poverty	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rural Population	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Urban Population	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Health Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bangladesh	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Healthcare Disparities	en_US
dc.title	Socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare: An analysis of regional variation in Bangladesh	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	52	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	52	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Socioeconomic inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services is well-documented in Bangladesh. However, the spatial dimension of this inequality is largely unexplored in the literature. This study examined the regional variation of wealth-related inequality in the utilisation of maternal healthcare services using data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. The highest extent of pro-wealthy inequality was found in Chittagong and Sylhet for ANC services compared to Khulna and Rangpur where inequality was the lowest. Pro-wealthy inequality was the lowest in Rangpur while Dhaka and Barisal tended to have the greatest degree of inequality for delivery care services. Policy efforts aiming to tackle socioeconomic inequality in maternal healthcare should consider this spatial dimension of inequality in Bangladesh.

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