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      Wealth-based inequality in the continuum of maternal health service utilisation in 16 sub-Saharan African countries 

      Asefa, Anteneh; Gebremedhin, Samson; Marthias, Tiara; Nababan, Herfina; Christou, Aliki; Semaan, Aline; Banke-Thomas, Aduragbemi; Tabana, Hanani; Al-beity, Fadhlun M. Alwy; Dossou, Jean-Paul; Gutema, Keneni; Delvaux, Thérèse; Birabwa, Catherine; Dennis, Mardieh; Grovogui, Fassou Mathias; McPake, Barbara; Beňová, Lenka (2023-10-02)

      Background: Persistent inequalities in coverage of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region home to two-thirds of global maternal deaths in 2017, poses a challenge for countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. This study assesses wealth-based inequalities in coverage of maternal continuum of care in 16 SSA countries with the objective of informing targeted policies to ensure maternal health equity in the region. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) ...