Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia

Ambel, Alemayehu; Andrews, Colin; Bakilana, Anne; Foster, Elizabeth; Khan, Qaiser; Wang, Huihui

Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia

2015

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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World Bank, Washington, DC

Other Subjects

Global health; Measles; Progress; Intervention; Live births; Health facilities; Maternal mortality; Risks; Health sector; Development policy; Skilled personnel; Policy research working paper; Antenatal visits; Emergency obstetric care; Number of children; Global development; Family planning services; Skilled birth attendants; Child health services; Rural women; Contraceptive prevalence; Married women; Reproductive health indicators; Socioeconomic inequalities; Mortality rate; Mother; Contraceptive use; Neonatal mortality; Maternal health; Health interventions; Household size; Migrant; Health indicators; Service utilization; Mortality levels; Maternal health services; Quality of services; Measles immunization; Immunizations; Fact sheet; Polio; Sanitation facilities; Child mortality rates; Antenatal care; People; Levels of mortality; Rural residents; Number of births; Skilled professionals; Ministry of health; Ownership of land; Obstetric care; Life expectancy; Health outcomes; Policy; Childbirth; Household level; Morality; Birth attendants; Ill health; Policy research; Modern contraception; Skilled care; Access to health care; Policy discussions; National level; Inequities; Birth attendant; Infant mortality rate; Low-income countries; Development goals; Child mortality; Health system; Contraception; Live birth; Number of deaths; Socioeconomic differences; Modern contraceptives; Place of residence; Modern contraceptive use; Infant mortality; Skilled birth attendance; Method of contraception

Language

English

Format

application/pdf, text/plain

License

CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/, World Bank

Type

Working Paper; Document De Travail; Documento De Trabajo

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Modification date: 2025-04-17

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