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ArticlePublic health reviews2020

Social determinants of maternal health: a scoping review of factors influencing maternal mortality and maternal health service use in India.

Mukesh Hamal, Marjolein Dieleman, Vincent De Brouwere, Tjard de Cock Buning

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82 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 authors.

Mukesh HamalAthena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marjolein DielemanAthena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vincent De BrouwereMaternal and Reproductive Health, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Tjard de Cock BuningAthena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaternal health remains a major public health problem in India, with large inter- and intra-state inequities in maternal health service use and maternal deaths. The Commission on Social Determinants of Health provides a framework to identify

methodsA scoping review was conducted of peer-reviewed journal articles in two databases (PubMed and Science Direct) on quantitative and qualitative studies conducted in India after 2000. We also searched for articles in a search engine (Google Scholar). Forty-one studies that met the study objectives were included: 25 identified through databases and search engines and 16 through reference check.

resultsEconomic status, caste/ethnicity, education, gender, religion, and culture were the most important

conclusionThe model integrates existing information from quantitative and qualitative studies and provides a more comprehensive picture of structural and intermediary factors of maternal health service use and maternal mortality in India and their mechanisms of influence. Given the limitations of this study, we indicate the areas for further research pertaining to the framework and maternal health.

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IndiaIntermediary factorsMaternal healthSocial determinantsStructural factors

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