Wealth-based equity in essential newborn care practices in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
The coverage of selected essential newborn care practices was higher in facility deliveries. There were minimal socio-economic differences in newborn care for facility births, while inequities in skin-to-skin care and delayed bathing were prominent in home births. Initiatives should aim to enhance equity in newborn care within health facilities while promoting facility deliveries and improving newborn care practices at home to achieve equitable newborn care in Ethiopia.
Authors
- Amare Tariku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-3701)
- Tadesse Guadu Delele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-185X)
- Joanna Schellenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-3676)
- Kassahun Alemu Gelaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4647-5178)
- 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)
- Zewditu Abdissa
- Solomon Shiferaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9285-1480)
- Lars Åke Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0710-7954)
- Theodros Getachew
- Girum Taye
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
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338193
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation