Women, children and adolescents in conflict countries: an assessment of inequalities in intervention coverage and survival.

BMJ Global Health
Nadia AkseerZulfiqar A Bhutta

Abstract

Conflict adversely impacts health and health systems, yet its effect on health inequalities, particularly for women and children, has not been systematically studied. We examined wealth, education and urban/rural residence inequalities for child mortality and essential reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions between conflict and non-conflict low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We carried out a time-series multicountry ecological study using data for 137 LMICs between 1990 and 2017, as defined by the 2019 World Bank classification. The data set covers approximately 3.8 million surveyed mothers (15-49 years) and 1.1 million children under 5 years including newborns (<1 month), young children (1-59 months) and school-aged children and adolescents (5-14 years). Outcomes include annual maternal and child mortality rates and coverage (%) of family planning services, 1+antenatal care visit, skilled attendant at birth (SBA), exclusive breast feeding (0-5 months), early initiation of breast feeding (within 1 hour), neonatal protection against tetanus, newborn postnatal care within 2 days, 3 doses of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine, measles vaccination, and careseeking for pneumonia and diarrh...Continue Reading

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Jun 10, 2020·Bulletin of the World Health Organization·Fernando C WehrmeisterUNKNOWN on the behalf of the Countdown to 2030 for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health regional collaboration in sub-Saharan
Jan 28, 2021·Lancet·Eran BendavidUNKNOWN BRANCH Consortium Steering Committee
Apr 21, 2021·Global Health, Science and Practice·Anita GibsonPatrick Kuma-Aboagye
Aug 13, 2021·Journal of Human Lactation : Official Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association·Renee L KamLisa H Amir

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