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. 2010 Sep 14;7(9):e1000327.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000327.

Examining the "urban advantage" in maternal health care in developing countries

Zoë Matthews  1 , Amos Channon, Sarah Neal, David Osrin, Nyovani Madise, William Stones
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Examining the "urban advantage" in maternal health care in developing countries

Zoë Matthews et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Andrew Channon and colleagues outline the complexities of urban advantage in maternal health where the urban poor often have worse access to health care than women in rural areas.

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Conflict of interest statement

David Osrin is on the Editorial Board of PLoS Medicine.

Figures

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Figure 1. Percentage of births in facilities by place of residence in 30 countries showing the highest and lowest wealth quintiles.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Typologies for urban coverage of maternal-newborn services.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Percentage of births in facilities by wealth quintile in urban and rural populations; examples of countries in each typology.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Percentage of facility births by place of residence over time in Bangladesh showing the highest and lowest wealth quintiles.
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