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✅ Socioeconomic inequality in postnatal care utilisation among reproductive age women in sub-Saharan African countries with high maternal mortality: a decomposition analysis

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Objective To assess the socioeconomic inequality in postnatal care (PNC) utilisation and its contributors among women in 14 sub-Saharan African countries with high maternal mortality. Design Community-based cross-sectional study using Demographic Health Survey Setting Africa countries with the highest maternal mortality ratio (14 countries) Participants All women who had given birth within 2 years prior to the survey (n=64 912) Primary outcomes Postnatal care utilisation Results The percentage of women who had PNC utilisation was lowest in Ethiopia (23.4%: 95% CI: 22.1%, 24.7%) and highest in The Gambia (91.5%: 95% CI: 90.6%, 92.4%). There was statistically significant pro-rich inequality in the PNC utilisation in all countries except Liberia, meaning PNC utilisation was ...

BMJ     Oct 30, 2024