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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0573-3
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Inequity; Maternal; Antenatal; Emergency; Obstetric; Mortality; District; Karnataka; India; Theil's
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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 inequity and decomposition was done on nine district level MHS indicators using Theil's T index. Data was obtained from population linked district level facility surveys and health information systems. Results: Inequity in births attended by skill birth attendants decreased the most 83.16%) among six other MHS indicators. Community provision of comprehensive emergency obstetric care strategy remained stagnant. Districts with higher complete antenatal care share and C-sections in public settings had lesser share of state's maternal deaths R-2 = 0.29, p = 0.004). 5 districts suffered perpetual inequity of MHS with relatively greater burden of maternal deaths. Conclusion: First 6 years of national rural health mission increased coverage of MHS and decreased regional inequity albeit non-uniformly. Distribution of system driven interventions of complete ANC and C-sections appear to determine decrease of maternal mortality in Karnataka.
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