Title |
“Can community level interventions have an impact on equity and utilization of maternal health care” – Evidence from rural Bangladesh
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Published in |
International Journal for Equity in Health, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-9276-12-22 |
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Authors |
Zahidul Quayyum, Mohammad Nasir Uddin Khan, Tasmeen Quayyum, Hashima E Nasreen, Morseda Chowdhury, Tim Ensor |
Abstract |
Evidence from low and middle income countries (LMICs) suggests that maternal mortality is more prevalent among the poor whereas access to maternal health services is concentrated among the rich. In Bangladesh substantial inequities exist both in the use of facility-based basic obstetric care and for home births attended by skilled birth attendant. BRAC initiated an intervention on Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival (IMNCS) in the rural areas of Bangladesh in 2008. One of the objectives of the intervention is to improve the utilization of maternal and child health care services among the poor. This study aimed to look at the impact of the intervention on utilization and also on equity of access to maternal health services. |
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