Md. Al?Amin Khan|Alexander Krämer|Khandoker Aklimunnessa|Luise Prüfer-Krämer|Anwar Islam
Trends in sociodemographic and health-related indicators in Bangladesh, 1993–2007: will inequities persist?
Bielefeld University|Bielefeld University|Bielefeld University|Klinikum Bielefeld|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
assess levels trends gaps poorest richest selected health human development indicators bangladeshdata selected indicators associated sociodemographic characteristics among evermarried women contraception use child vaccination antenatal care practices health conditions extracted bangladesh demographic health surveys conducted 199394 19961997 19992000 2004 2007 results whole sample poorest richest wealth quintiles presentedpositive trends noted urbanization availability electricity age first marriage use modern contraception access skilled antenatal care child vaccination knowledge human immunodeficiency virus hiv infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome overweight obesity contrast negative trends seen factors literacy infant child mortality fertility rate home delivery malnutrition underweight however changes indicators differed poorest richest quintiles instance richest quintile experienced rapid urbanization whereas illiteracy declined among poorest noteworthy gaps found almost factors richpoor gaps urbanization age marriage fertility condom use home delivery overweight increased contrast gaps education water sanitation use contraception except condoms child vaccination declinedpersistent inequities bangladesh endanger equitable sustainable human development country propoor development strategies based principles equity quality implemented narrow existing gaps promote holistic equitable human development