Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38903590›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Measuring socioeconomic inequalities in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis.

Asebe Hagos, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Amare Mesfin Workie, Lamrot Yohannes, Mihret Getnet, Nigusu Worku and 6 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Asebe HagosDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Misganaw Guadie TirunehDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Kaleab Mesfin AberaDepartment of Health Policy and Systems, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Yawkal TsegaDepartment of Health System and Management, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Abel EndawkieDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Wubshet Debebe NegashDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Amare Mesfin WorkieDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Lamrot YohannesDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mihret GetnetDepartment of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Nigusu WorkuDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Adina Yeshambel BelayDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Lakew AsmareDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Hiwot Tadesse AlemuDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Demiss Mulatu GeberuDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Kaleb Assegid DemissieDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Melak JejawDepartment of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Addressing health inequity is a top priority for achieving sustainable development goals. The existing evidences in Ethiopia have shown that there are substantial inequalities in the use of health services among various socioeconomic strata. Therefore, the present study aimed to measure socioeconomic inequalities and the contributing factors in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia. Methods: We used a secondary data from the recent 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey dataset. The study includes a weighted sample of 2,105 women who gave birth in the 2 years preceding to the survey. The study participants were selected using two stage cluster sampling techniques. The socioeconomic inequality in postnatal health checks for newborns was measured using the Erreygers Normalized Concentration Index (ECI) and illustrated by the concentration curve. A decomposition analysis was done to identify factors contributing to the socioeconomic related inequality in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia. Results: The concentration curve of postnatal health checks for newborns lay below the line of equality, and the Erreygers normalized concentration index was 0.133, with a standard error = 0.0333, and a Conclusion: The finding revealed that there is a pro-rich inequality in postnatal health checks for newborns in Ethiopia. To reduce the observed socioeconomic health inequality, the government needs to improve ANC visits, implement strategies to access health service for economically disadvantaged groups, and increase educational attainment among women.

Indexed as

Healthcare DisparitiesSocioeconomic FactorsAdolescentAdultEthiopiaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedPostnatal CarePregnancyPrenatal CareYoung Adultconcentration curveconcentration indexdecomposition analysisEthiopiahealth checkupinequitiesnewbornsocioeconomic inequality

Identifiers

PMID38903590
PMCPMC11188416

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.