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Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in Ethiopia
Ambel, Alemayehu - 2015
inequalities by household wealth status, mothers' education, and place of residence. It is based on four Demographic and Health …
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The Motherhood Penalty and Female Employment in Urban India
Das, Maitreyi Bordia - 2017
to examine the effects of having a young child on mothers' employment in urban India over 1983-2011. The analysis also …Since the 1990s, India has seen robust economic growth, rising wages, steady fertility decline, increased urbanization … policy research on women's employment in India. The discussion is situated in the normative construction of motherhood and …
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Long-term evolution of inequality of opportunity
Bussolo, Maurizio; Checchi, Daniele; Peragine, Vitorocco - 2019
The main goal of this paper is to document and analyze the long-term evolution of inequality of opportunity and thus extend the recent empirical literature, which is mainly concerned with its measurement at a specific point in time. Using repeated cross-section surveys for five European...
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Maternal and Child Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Service Readiness in Lao PDR : Evidence for the National Free Maternal and Child Health Policy from a Household and Health C...
World Bank Group - 2016
Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100,000 births in 1990 to 220 in 2013.1 However, in order for further gains to be realized, at least two barriers need to be addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644531
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Revealing the Missing Link : Private Sector Supply-Side Readiness for Primary Maternal Health Services in Indonesia
Yap, Wei Aun - 2017
Every six hours, the death of a woman from the complications of pregnancy serves as the most vexing reminder of Indonesia's challenges with maternal health (MH). This is incommensurate with Indonesia's strong economic development and stature compared with regional peers, especially as MH is a...
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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala : Reflections from a Maternal Health Pilot in the Department of Solola, with a Practical Guide to the History, Beliefs, and...
Fien-Helfman, Samantha - 2018
This document offers a useful background for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally appropriate maternal health services or interventions through comadronas (midwives) in Solola, Guatemala or the surrounding region. To this end, the information contained herein focuses on...
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Guinea Bissau : Qualitative Assessment of Demand Side Constraints to Access Maternal and Child Health Services
World Bank Group - 2019
The objective of this research is to identify the main social and cultural constraints in accessing reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health Services (RMNCHS) in Guinea-Bissau, to effectively improve their access and use by women and children. Additionally, the research also explores...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646263
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An analysis of clinical knowledge, absenteeism, and availability of resources for maternal and child health : a cross-sectional quality of care study in 10 African countries
Di Giorgio, Laura; Evans, David K.; Lindelow, Magnus; … - 2020
This paper assesses the quality of health care across African countries based on health providers' clinical knowledge, their clinic attendance, and drug availability, with a focus on seven conditions accounting for a large share of child and maternal mortality: malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea,...
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Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in South Asia : Drivers and Enablers
El-Saharty, Sameh - 2016 - Online-Ausg.
South Asia Region (SAR) has decreased maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 65 percent between 1990 and 2013, which was the greatest progress among all world regions. Such achievement implores the question, What made SAR stand out against what is predicted by standard socioeconomic outcomes?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245316
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Increased Coverage of Maternal Health Services among the Poor in Western Uganda in an Output-Based Aid Voucher Scheme
Obare, Francis - 2016
Vouchers stimulate demand for health care services by giving beneficiaries purchasing power. In turn, health facilities' claims are reimbursed for providing beneficiaries with improved quality of health care. Efficient strategies to generate demand from new, often poor, users and supply in the...
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