Health and health inequalities in a neo-liberal global world

Coburn, David; Coburn, Elaine

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511544460.003

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“…High social cohesiveness, including a high degree of trust among people, and a less individualistic orientation, are, in turn, viewed as an important driver of overall health in a society ( Marmot, 2004 ). Similarly, collectivism is viewed as an effective mechanism addressing health inequalities ( Coburn & Coburn, 2007 ). In the context of Covid-19, individualistic societies may be less likely to engage with social distancing, handwashing and wearing masks since they may be less concerned about the favourable impacts of such actions on others.…”

Section: Covid-19 Mortality Rate Climate Risk and Culturementioning

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Climate risk, culture and the Covid-19 mortality: A cross-country analysis

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Climate risk, culture and the Covid-19 mortality: A cross-country analysis

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“…Findings from these studies show that within low-and middle-income countries, some countries have experienced rapid improvements in maternal health care use, while others continue to have large socioeconomic-related inequalities in use (Hill et al, 2007;Graham et al, 2008;Hogan et al, 2010a, b;Yadamsuren et al, 2010;Zere et al, 2010Alam et al, 2015. In particular, there is unanimity that socioeconomic disparity in access to health care is a critical factor influencing progress in maternal health, particularly in developing countries (Gaudin & Yazbeck, 2006;Filippi et al, 2006;Coburn & Coburn, 2007;Marmot et al, 2012;Goli et al, 2013;Çalışkan et al, 2015). In the interests of achieving the post-MDG (i.e.…”

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Decomposing the Socioeconomic Inequality in Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Selected Countries of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

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SummaryThe gap in access to maternal health care services is a challenge of an unequal world. In 2015, each day about 830 women died due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low-resource settings, and most could have been prevented. This study quantified the contributions of the socioeconomic determinants of inequality to the utilization of maternal health care services in four countries in diverse geographical and cultural settings: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal and Zimbabwe. Data from the 2010–11 Demographic and Health Surveys of the four countries were used, and methods developed by Wagstaff and colleagues for decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in health were applied. The results showed that although the Concentration Index (CI) was negative for the selected indicators, meaning maternal health care was poorer among lower socioeconomic status groups, the level of CI varied across the different countries for the same outcome indicator: CI of −0.1147, −0.1146, −0.2859 and −0.0638 for <3 antenatal care visits; CI of −0.1338, −0.0925, −0.1960 and −0.2531 for non-institutional delivery; and CI of −0.1153, −0.0370, −0.1817 and −0.0577 for no postnatal care within 2 days of delivery for Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal and Zimbabwe, respectively. The marginal effects suggested that the strength of the association between the outcome and explanatory factors varied across the different countries. Decomposition estimates revealed that the key contributing factors for socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care varied across the selected countries. The findings are significant for a global understanding of the various determinants of maternal health care use in high-maternal-mortality settings in different geographical and socio-cultural contexts.

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“…12. For general inequalities, see MacLean (2004), 'Globalization and the New Inequalities: Threats and Prospects for Human Security'; for health-related inequalities in globalized societies, see Coburn and Coburn (2007), 'Health and health inequalities in a neo-liberal global world'. 13.…”

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Health and health inequalities in a neo-liberal global world

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Climate risk, culture and the Covid-19 mortality: A cross-country analysis

Climate risk, culture and the Covid-19 mortality: A cross-country analysis

Decomposing the Socioeconomic Inequality in Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Selected Countries of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Cheerful dissensus: almighty satirical poetry columns in neoliberalist Japan

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