Utilisation of health services and the poor: deconstructing wealth-based differences in facility-based delivery in the Philippines

Utilisation of health services and the poor: deconstructing wealth-based differences in facility-based delivery in the Philippines

Abstract Background Despite achieving some success, wealth-related disparities in the utilisation of maternal and child health services persist in the Philippines. The aim of this study is to decompose the principal factors driving the wealth-based utilisation gap. Methods Using national representat...

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Main Authors: Andrew Hodge, Sonja Firth, Raoul Bermejo, Willibald Zeck, Eliana Jimenez-Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Facility-based delivery care
Wealth-based coverage gaps
Decomposition
The Philippines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3148-0

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