SynthesisInternational journal of public health2015
Equity in maternal health care service utilization: a systematic review for developing countries.
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- Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Inequity in uptake of maternal health care services in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with health service utilisation for common mental disorders: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
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- Toward maternal health equity in Iran: nationwide analysis of spatial and resource distribution in primary healthcare.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
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- Inequality in Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Low‑ and Middle‑Income Countries: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Socio-economic and geographic equity in maternal health services utilization in Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Inequalities in utilization of maternal health services in Ethiopia: evidence from the PMA Ethiopia longitudinal survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Comparison of inequality in utilization of postnatal care services between Bangladesh and Pakistan: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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- Comparison of inequality in utilization of maternal healthcare services between Bangladesh and Pakistan: evidence from the demographic health survey 2017-2018.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- "If I Was Educated, I Would Call the Ambulance and Give Birth at the Health Facility"-A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Inequities in the Utilization of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services in Northern Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exploring the Influence of Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Utilization of Maternal Health Services: A Study on Community Health Centers Setting in Province of Jambi, Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Wealth and Education Inequities in Maternal and Child Health Services Utilization in Rural Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Geographic Access and Maternal Health Services Utilization in Sélingué Health District, Mali.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
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- Horizontal Inequity in the Utilization of Maternal and Reproductive Health Services: Evidence From the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Mapping Maternal Health in the New Media Environment: A Scientometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective was to explore progress of equity in the utilization of maternal health care services in developing countries since maternal care is a crucial factor in reducing maternal mortality, which is targeted by the Millennium Development Goal 5.
methodsA systematic review of quantitative studies was done. PubMed Central, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases were searched for peer-reviewed and English-language articles published between 2005 and 2015.
resultsThirty-six articles were included in the review. The results reveal the lack of equity in the utilization of maternal health care in developing countries. Thirty-three out of 36 studies found evidence supporting severe inequities while three studies found evidence of equity or at least improvement in terms of equity.
conclusionsMost of the literature devoted to utilization of maternal health care generally provides information on the level of maternal care used and ignore the equity problem. Research in this area should focus not only on the level of maternal care used but also on the most disadvantaged segments of the population in terms of utilization of maternal care in order to reach the set targets.
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