Maternal Mortality and Female Literacy Rates in Developing Countries during 1970–2000: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis

Pillai, Vijayan K.; Maleku, Arati; Wei, FangHsun

doi:10.1155/2013/163292

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“…For example, high scores in the political empowerment sub-index could be due to electoral quotas for women in societies with a history of strong discrimination against women (Pande & Ford, 2012), resulting in contradictory findings regarding women's political empowerment and maternal mortality. Needed are more prospective and/or longitudinal studies, such as DerSarkissian et al (2013) and Pillai, Maleku, and Wei (2013), which reported improvement in maternal health following an increase in the female literacy rate (DerSarkissian et al, 2013;Pillai et al, 2013).…”

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Choe

Cho

Kim

2016

Global Public Health

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Reducing maternal mortality has been a crucial part of the global development agenda. According to modernisation theory, the effect of gender equality on maternal health may differ depending on a country's economic development status. We explored the correlation between the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) provided by the World Economic Forum and the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) obtained from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. The relationships between each score in the GGI, including its four sub-indices (measuring gender gaps in economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment), and the MMR were analysed. When the countries were stratified by gross national income per capita, the low and lower-middle-income countries had lower scores in the GGI, and lower scores in the economic participation, educational attainment, and political empowerment sub-indices than the high-income group. Among the four sub-indices, the educational attainment sub-index showed a significant inverse correlation with the MMR in low and lower-middle-income countries when controlling for the proportion of skilled birth attendance and public share of health expenditure. This finding suggests that strategic efforts to reduce the gender gap in educational attainment could lead to improvements in maternal health in low and lower-middle-income countries.

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Choe

Cho

Kim

2016

Global Public Health

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“…As a result, the possibility exists that disparities identified in this study could change over time. As another future direction in research, studies can build on previous studies on adult mothers' pregnancy outcomes [62, 63] that examined population time trends in how social and economic factors are associated with preterm birth outcomes among teen mothers.…”

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Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Age: Exploring Intersections in Preterm Birth Disparities among Teen Mothers

Coley

Nichols

Rulison

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International Journal of Population Research

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Few studies have examined disparities in adverse birth outcomes and compared contributing socioeconomic factors specifically between African-American and White teen mothers. This study examined intersections between neighborhood socioeconomic status (as defined by census-tract median household income), maternal age, and racial disparities in preterm birth (PTB) outcomes between African-American and White teen mothers in North Carolina. Using a linked dataset with state birth record data and socioeconomic information from the 2010 US Census, disparities in preterm birth outcomes for 16,472 teen mothers were examined through bivariate and multilevel analyses. African-American teens had significantly greater odds of PTB outcomes than White teens (OR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.21, 1.56). Racial disparities in PTB rates significantly varied by neighborhood income; PTB rates were 2.1 times higher for African-American teens in higher income neighborhoods compared to White teens in similar neighborhoods. Disparities in PTB did not vary significantly between teens younger than age 17 and teens ages 17-19, although the magnitude of racial disparities was larger between younger African-American and White teens. These results justify further investigations using intersectional frameworks to test the effects of racial status, neighborhood socioeconomic factors, and maternal age on birth outcome disparities among infants born to teen mothers.

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“…Out of all maternal deaths, 99 percent occur in developing countries. Further, maternal mortality is higher among women living in rural areas, among poorer communities [3,4], and among those with low literacy [5].…”

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Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Odisha, India

Prusty

Gouda

Pradhan

2015

International Journal of Population Research

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Odisha, one of the socioeconomically disadvantaged states of India, registers high maternal deaths. The state features wide regional and sociodemographic diversity with the Koraput-Balangir-Kalahandi (KBK) districts, dominated by disadvantaged tribal population. This study aims to assess the level and pattern of maternal healthcare services utilization among different subgroups of women in Odisha with a special focus on the regional, economic, and educational inequality using the latest District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-III, 2007-08). Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to understand the pattern of utilization of maternal healthcare services among women by different background characteristics. Concentration curve and decomposition analysis were used to understand the inequalities in utilization of maternal healthcare services and contribution of different socioeconomic factors. Results reveal wide regional variation in the utilization of maternal healthcare services. The utilization of maternal healthcare services is more concentrated among affluent households. Economic inequality in safe delivery is high. Decomposition analysis shows education as the leading contributor in explaining maternal healthcare services utilization. Enhancing literacy among women and improving of health infrastructure and its quality in rural and disadvantaged regions may be prioritized to improve the maternal health in Odisha.

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Maternal Mortality and Female Literacy Rates in Developing Countries during 1970–2000: A Latent Growth Curve Analysis

Cited by 22 publications

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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries: A study of the global Gender Gap Index

Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Age: Exploring Intersections in Preterm Birth Disparities among Teen Mothers

Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Odisha, India

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