Growing inequities in maternal health in South Africa: A comparison of serial national household surveys

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Wabiri, Njeri ^a   Chersich, Matthew ^b   Shisana, Olive ^c,d   Blaauw, Duane ^e   Rees, Helen ^b   Dwane, Ntabozuko ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Evidence Based Solutions   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Access; Equity gap; Maternal health; National household survey; Relative inequalities; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984704833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1048-z     Document Type: Article

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