Uptake of maternal care and childhood immunization among ethnic minority and Han populations in Sichuan province: a study based on the 2003 2008 and 2013 health service surveys

摘要

BackgroundChina has made remarkable progress in maternal and child health (MCH) over the last thirty years, but socio-economic inequalities persist. Ethnicity has become an important determinant of poor MCH outcomes, but little rigorous analytical work has been done in this area. To understand the socio-economic factors that explain ethnic variation in uptake of MCH care, we report the findings from an analysis in Sichuan province.