Examining the relationship between armed conflict and coverage of maternal and child health services in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a geospatial analysis

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作者
Amberg, Felix [1 ,2 ,7 ,8 ]
Chansa, Collins [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Niangaly, Hamidou [4 ]
Sankoh, Osman [1 ,2 ,5 ,6 ]
De Allegri, Manuela [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Heidelberg Univ Hosp, Heidelberg Inst Global Hlth, Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Med Fac, Heidelberg, Germany
[3] World Bank Grp, Hlth Nutr & Populat Global Practice, Monrovia, Liberia
[4] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Med & Community Studies & Res, Bamako, Mali
[5] Stat Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
[6] Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Johannesburg, South Africa
[7] Heidelberg Univ Hosp, Heidelberg Inst Global Hlth, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[8] Med Fac, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
来源
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH | 2023年 / 11卷 / 06期
关键词
DELIVERING HEALTH; WOMEN; INTERVENTIONS; WAR;
D O I
10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00152-3
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background Armed conflict is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa and affects public infrastructures, including health systems, although evidence on population health is sparse. We aimed to establish how these disruptions ultimately affect health service coverage. Methods We geospatially matched Demographic and Health Survey data with the Uppsala Conflict Data Program Georeferenced Events Dataset, covering 35 countries for the period from 1990 to 2020. We relied on linear probability models with fixed effects to capture the effect of nearby armed conflict (within 50 km of the survey cluster) on four service coverage indicators along the continuum of maternal and child health care. We also investigated effect heterogeneity by varying conflict intensity and duration, and sociodemographic status. Findings The estimated coefficients represent the decrease in the probability (in percentage points) of the child or their mother being covered by the respective health service following deadly conflicts within 50 km. Any nearby armed conflict was associated with reduced coverage for all examined health services, with the exception of early antenatal care: early antenatal care (-0 center dot 5 percentage points, 95% CI -1 center dot 1 to 0 center dot 1), facility-based delivery (-2 center dot 0, -2 center dot 5 to -1 center dot 4), timely childhood vaccination (-2 center dot 5, -3 center dot 1 to -1 center dot 9), and treatment of common childhood illnesses (-2 center dot 5, -3 center dot 5 to -1 center dot 4). For all four health services, the negative effects increased for high-intensity conflicts and were significant throughout. When examining conflict duration, we did not find negative effects on the treatment of common childhood illnesses in prolonged conflicts. The analysis on effect heterogeneity revealed that, except for timely childhood vaccination, the negative effects of armed conflict on health service coverage were more pronounced in urban settings. Interpretation Our findings suggest that health service coverage is significantly affected by contemporaneous conflict, but health systems can adapt to provide routine services, such as child curative services, in situations of prolonged conflict. Our analysis underlines the importance of studying health service coverage during conflict both at the finest possible scales and across different indicators, pointing at the need for differential policy interventions. Funding None. Copyright (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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页码:E843 / E853
页数:11
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