Journal
HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages 942-950Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.014
Keywords
Antenatal care; Brazil; India; Socioeconomic; Inequality; Concentration indices; Demographic and health surveys
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- ESRC [RES-238-25-0009]
- ESRC Seminar Series [RES-451-26-0748]
- ESRC [ES/H024700/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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This paper investigates the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in antenatal care use and related medical procedures in Brazil and India, which represent transition economies with contrasting geographical and sociocultural composition and health care provision. Concentration indices and regression analyses applied on recent Demographic Health Survey data reveal high and proportionate distribution of antenatal coverage in Brazil, whereas the Indian case present problems of both scale and equity. Inequalities in access to four or more antenatal visits are significantly pronounced in India, and in Brazil the differences are significant only for those who had six or more visits. Brazil's universal healthcare model which proved effective in promoting equitable distribution of antenatal care could be implemented in India. Future interventions should emphasis quality of care in monitoring essential antenatal services especially targeting the poor and deprived communities. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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