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Gaceta Sanitaria
Print version ISSN 0213-9111
Abstract
ZERMENO MEJIA, Karla Aída et al. Human rights in the Horn of Africa: an index of child and maternal health. Gac Sanit [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.2, pp.186-188. Epub June 01, 2020. ISSN 0213-9111. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.11.003.
Objective
To construct a territorial measure and classification of child and maternal health in the countries of the Horn of Africa based on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015.
Method
The design of our index includes the variables child and maternal health defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to enable territorial ranking of the countries. For this purpose, we used Pena's distance method for 2017.
Results
The results indicate a relatively high territorial disparity in maternal health between the countries of the Horn of Africa according to the differing values of the SDGs variables of child and maternal health.
Conclusions
We propose a territorial classification in the countries of the Horn of Africa. We believe that the most striking differences between countries relate to basic variables of maternal health such as being attended by skilled health personnel.
Keywords : Africa; Child health; Health status disparities; Maternal health; Human rights; Sustainable development.
