Socio-economic and geographic equity in maternal health services utilization in Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
The coverage of four or more antenatal care visits and skilled birth attendance was low and inequitable, with the poorest women receiving fewer services. The coverage varied across different parts of the country. Interventions that target groups of women and geographic areas with low coverage of services are crucial for reaching the goal of universal health coverage.
Authors
- Amare Tariku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-3701)
- Zewditu Abdissa Denu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-4101)
- Joanna Schellenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-3676)
- Tanya Marchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-4334)
- Atkure Defar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-2135)
- Meseret Zelalem
- Della Berhanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4984-893X)
- Seblewengel Lemma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-3723)
- Solomon Shiferaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9285-1480)
- Lars Åke Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0710-7954)
- Theodros Getachew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-0531)
- Girum Taye
- Tadesse Guadu
- Kassahun Alemu
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute (ET)
- Federal Ministry of Health (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12639-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit