Factors affecting the delivery, access, and use of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Hill, J Hoyt, AM van Eijk, L D'Mello-Guyett… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Malaria in pregnancy has important consequences for mother and baby.
Coverage with the World Health Organization–recommended prevention strategy for …

What interventions are effective on reducing inequalities in maternal and child health in low-and middle-income settings? A systematic review

B Yuan, M Målqvist, N Trygg, X Qian, N Ng… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background The deadline for achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 is
approaching, but inequalities between disadvantaged and other populations is a significant …

Wealth status, health insurance, and maternal health care utilization in Africa: evidence from Gabon

NA Sanogo, S Yaya - BioMed research international, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. To achieve the universal health coverage among other Sustainable
Development Goals, African countries have shown the commitment by implementing …

Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Benin: a population based cross-sectional study

S Yaya, OA Uthman, A Amouzou… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Ensuring equitable access to maternal health care including antenatal, delivery,
postnatal services and fertility control methods, is one of the most critical challenges for …

Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in sub-Saharan African countries: a multiyear and multi-country analysis

N Alam, M Hajizadeh, A Dumont, P Fournier - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
To assess social inequalities in the use of antenatal care (ANC), facility based delivery
(FBD), and modern contraception (MC) in two contrasting groups of countries in sub …

Progress in the utilization of antenatal and delivery care services in Bangladesh: where does the equity gap lie?

MH Pulok, MNU Sabah, J Uddin, U Enemark - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Universal access to health care services does not automatically guarantee
equity in the health system. In the post Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, the …

Prevalence and determinants of stunting in under-five children in central Tanzania: remaining threats to achieving Millennium Development Goal 4

IA Semali, A Tengia-Kessy, EJ Mmbaga, G Leyna - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Millennium Development Goal No 4 (MDG 4) requires countries to
scale up interventions addressing malnutrition and other immediate determinants of burden …

Ghana's National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

K Singh, I Osei-Akoto, F Otchere, S Sodzi-Tettey… - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Background Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all
citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With the program's strong …

Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in low/middle-income countries: what accounts for the differences?

M Hajizadeh - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination continue to be a global public
health concern. This study aimed to measure and identify factors associated with …

Inequities in accessibility to and utilisation of maternal health services in Ghana after user-fee exemption: a descriptive study

JK Ganle, M Parker, R Fitzpatrick, E Otupiri - International journal for equity …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Inequities in accessibility to, and utilisation of maternal healthcare services
impede progress towards attainment of the maternal health-related Millennium Development …