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Despite its significance, disparities in access to and utilisation of HTC during ANC remain a persistent public health challenge in Ethiopia. Wealth-related inequalities have been identified as a major barrier to achieving equitable access to HTC services. However, wealth-related inequalities in HTC during ANC are not explored in Ethiopia. This study aims to assess the magnitude of wealth-related inequalities in HTC during ANC and its contributing factors in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analysed the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey dataset, collected through a cross-sectional design. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise sociodemographic characteristics. The Erreygers Normalised Concentration Index (ECI) was used to assess the inequalities in HTC during ANC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The coverage of HTC during ANC was 19.1%. The weighted ECI for HTC during ANC was 0.18 with an SE=0.02 (p&lt;0.05). Wealth (39%), media exposure (10.9%) and religion (11.2%) were major contributors to the inequalities in HTC during ANC, while education (6.7%) and comprehensive knowledge of HIV (4.9%) also played notable roles. Additional factors such as residence (1.1%) and region (0.6%) demonstrated smaller but significant contributions to the inequality observed in HTC during ANC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is wealth-related inequality in HTC during ANC in Ethiopia; the poor households had disproportionately lower utilisation than the richer households. Wealth, media exposure and religion were major contributors to the inequality observed in HTC during ANC. Policy-makers should focus on improving access to HTC services for socioeconomically disadvantaged women by increasing awareness through media campaigns and working with religious leaders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjph-2025-002848","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T15:48:29Z","timestamp":1768319309000},"page":"e002848","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Wealth-related inequalities in HIV testing and counselling during antenatal care among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-3905-8889","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samrawit Birhanu","family":"Alemu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-4158-110X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ammar Bishaw","family":"Ebrahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pawi District Health Office, Pawi, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aynalem","family":"Belay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Welkite, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-3440-3647","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mekdes Tamiru","family":"Yizengaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"St. Lideta Health Science College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1768-6689","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melaku Birhanu","family":"Alemu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"},{"name":"Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026011307401204000_4.1.e002848.1","unstructured":"HIV data and statistics. n.d. 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