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July 08, 2021

Rates and time trends in the consumption of breastmilk, formula, and animal milk by children younger than 2 years from 2000 to 2019: analysis of 113 countries

Breastfeeding rates have been increasing over the past three decades in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, analysis including both groups of countries classified as high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs lacks in the scientific literature. Additionally, there’s no evidence of formula and animal milk consumption patterns by children younger than 2 years in LMICs. Therefore, we aimed at producing the first-ever global analysis on trends and rates on the consumption of breastm

June 21, 2021

Finding Children with High Risk of Non-Vaccination in 92 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Decision Tree Approach

With over 13 million children receiving no vaccines each year, the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) selected “leave no one behind” as a motto and adopted a strategy that should target both reduction in inequalities and be tailored to the national context of each country. Identifying risk groups for non-vaccination in LMICs could be useful for reducing inequalities and tailoring interventions that could reach and successfully vaccinate the children that are being

June 17, 2021

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Africa

The ICEH is proud of contributing with two studies to the supplement Adolescent sexual and reproductive health for all in sub-Saharan Africa: a spotlight on inequalities organized by the Countdown to 2030 for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and published at BMC Reproductive Health. While adolescents did not get enough attention in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, there is a st

June 02, 2021

World Non-Tobacco Day

World Non-Tobacco day was celebrated on May 31st. Every year this day is used to inform the population about the health risks of tobacco consumption. As a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, the International Center for Equity in Health is fully committed to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. We reaffirm our commitment not to engage in activities that further the interests of tobacco industry. In addition, the Federal University of Pelotas released a statement endorsing the

May 27, 2021

Delivery channels and socioeconomic inequalities in coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health interventions: analysis of 36 cross-sectional surveys in low-income and middle-income countries

Socioeconomic inequalities in the coverage of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) interventions have been frequently described in global reports, but little is known about how inequalities vary across indicators in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We performed a cross-sectional analysis using national surveys from LMICs. We identified the most recently conducted survey from the period 2010-2019 for 36 countries containing data for a preselected set of 18 RMNCH

May 08, 2021

Cesar Victora named winner of 2021 Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology

Cesar Victora, scientific diretor of International Center for Equity in Health, has been named the winner of the 2021 Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology. The Richard Doll Prize is awarded by IEA to celebrate William Richard Shaboe Doll’s legacy. His works were pioneer and extremely valuable for epidemological research, for unequivocally establishing the link between tobacco and various health issues, such as vascular diseases and cancers.

April 20, 2021

New and updated Equity Profiles for 7 countries are now available!

Equity Profiles of six countries were updated this week: the 2018 profiles of Costa Rica, Guinea-Bissau, North Macedonia; the 2019 profiles of Serbia, Thailand and Turkmenistan; and the first Equity Profile of Tonga, 2019, are now available. All data comes from the MICS - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Among the results, it is worth highlighting North Macedonia and Serbia, which continue to present very low estimates for Demand for Family Planning Satisfied with Modern Methods. E

April 19, 2021

Inequalities in antenatal care coverage and quality: an analysis from 63 low and middle-income countries using the ANCq content-qualified coverage indicator

Antenatal care (ANC) is an essential intervention associated with a reduction of maternal and new-born morbidity and mortality. However, evidence suggested substantial inequalities in maternal and child health, mainly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We conducted a global analysis of socioeconomic inequalities in ANC using national surveys from 63 LMICs. ANC was measured using the ANCq, a novel content-qualified ANC coverage indicator, created and validated using national surveys,