Regional inequity in complete antenatal services and public emergency obstetric care is associated with greater burden of maternal deaths: analysis from consecutive district level facility survey of Karnataka, India

Regional inequity in complete antenatal services and public emergency obstetric care is associated with greater burden of maternal deaths: analysis from consecutive district level facility survey of Karnataka, India

Abstract Background This equity focused evaluation analyses change in inter-district inequity of maternal health services (MHS) in Karnataka state between 2006–07 & 2012–13, alongside association of MHS inequity with distribution of maternal deaths. Methods Repeated cross-sectional analysis of i...

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Main Authors: M. Himanshu, Carina Källestål
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Inequity
Maternal
Antenatal
Emergency
Obstetric
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0573-3

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