Socioeconomic Determinants of Health

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• Across all health domains, women with higher education, better economic status, health insurance, easier healthcare access, and internet use had lower unmet needs. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• The socioeconomic gradient in unmet health needs was particularly steep for antenatal and postnatal care. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Women with no formal education had dramatically higher unmet needs than those with higher education across all service types measured. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Employment reduced NCD unmet needs but increased antenatal and postnatal care unmet needs, suggesting work obligations constrain access to SRH services even when personal resources exist. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• Women who had never used the internet showed higher unmet needs for antenatal and postnatal care compared to internet users. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
• China's nine-year compulsory education system is linked to a decline in maternal mortality from 53 per 100,000 in 2000 to 15.1 per 100,000 in 2023, illustrating education as a driver of health outcomes at scale. — Unmet needs for non-communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health services among women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys