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Examining The "Urban Advantage" In Maternal Health Care In Developing Countries, Zoe¨ Matthews, Amos Channon, Nyovani Madise, William Stones
Examining The "Urban Advantage" In Maternal Health Care In Developing Countries, Zoe¨ Matthews, Amos Channon, Nyovani Madise, William Stones
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Although recent survey data make it possible to examine inequalities in maternal and newborn health care in developing countries, analyses have not tended to take into consideration the special nature of urban poverty.
Using improved methods to measure urban poverty in 30 countries, we found substantial inequalities in maternal and newborn health, and in access to health care.
The ‘‘urban advantage’’ is, for some, non-existent. The urban poor do not necessarily have better access to services than the rural poor, despite their proximity to services.
There are two main patterns of urban inequality in developing countries: (1) massive exclusion, in …