Beibei Yuan|Mats Målqvist|N Trygg|Xu Qian|Nawi Ng|Sarah Thomsen
What interventions are effective on reducing inequalities in maternal and child health in low- and middle-income settings? A systematic review
Karolinska Institutet|Uppsala University Hospital|Karolinska Institutet|Fudan University|Umeå University|Karolinska Institutet
deadline achieving millennium development goals 4 5 approaching inequalities disadvantaged populations significant barrier progress towards achieving goals systematic review aims collect evidence differential effects interventions different sociodemographic groups order identify interventions effective reducing maternal child health inequalitieswe searched pubmed embase relevant databases reference lists included reviews also screened find eligible studies included experimental observational studies assessed effects interventions maternal child health studies report quantitative inequality outcomes finally included analysis22 articles effectiveness interventions equity maternal child health finally included studies covered five kinds interventions immunization campaigns nutrition supplement programs health care provision improvement interventions demand side interventions mixed interventions outcome indicators covered mdg 4 three mdg 5 outcomes none included studies looked equity maternal mortality adolescent birth rate unmet need family planning included studies reported inequalities based gender income education level comprehensive socioeconomic status stronger moderate evidence showed kinds included interventions may effective improving maternal child health disadvantaged groupsstudies effectiveness interventions equity maternal child health limited limited evidence showed interventions effective reducing inequity included improvement health care delivery outreach methods using human resources local areas provided community level nearest residents provision financial knowledge support demand side