International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)
ISSN: 2573-9506 | DOI: 10.33140/IJWHC
Impact Factor: 1.011
Tigist Shumet
Center for Population Studies, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Rural-Urban Disparity in Maternal Health Care Service Utilization in Four Regions of Ethiopia: Ecological and Decomposition Analysis
Author(s): Tigist Shumet* and Nigatu Regassa Geda
Background: Maternal healthcare services utilization is very low in Ethiopia with a disparity among regions. Therefore, this study aimed to assess rural-urban disparity in maternal healthcare service utilization in four regions of Ethiopia. Method: This study used 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data. 2563 and 1555 women who delivered in 5-years and in 2-years prior to the survey from 220 clusters respectively included as respondents of the study. Partial ecological approach used a mixture of individual level and ecological variables (group level). Multivariable logistic regression, Blinder Oaxaca decomposition and Moran’s index were used during data analysis. Result: This study found; Media exposure in rural-urban, and wealth-index in rural areas as predictors of antenatal- care utilization. Wea.. Read More»