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Table 1 Number of individuals that accessed any free priority public health services, by population group

From: Are the poor differentially benefiting from provision of priority public health services? A benefit incidence analysis in Nigeria

Population groupings

Population group share in total population

Number and % of group that accessed free services

By urban–rural areas

Urban n = 12,745

57.4%

1,798 (14.1%)

Rural n = 9,473

42.6%

1,485 (15.7%)

Chi-square (p-value)

 

10.6 (.001)

By gender

Males n = 10,069

45.5%

1,498 (14.9%)

Females n = 12,062

54.5%

1,783 (14.8%)

Chi-square (p-value)

 

.07 (.40)

By SES

Quintile 1 n = 4,437

20.0%

695 (15.7%)

Quintile 2 n = 4,443

20.0%

711 (16.0%)

Quintile 3 n = 4,425

19.9%

632 (14.3%)

Quintile 4 n = 4,431

19.9%

623 (14.1%)

Quintile 5 n = 4,433

20.0%

614 (13.9%)

Chi-square (p-value)

 

13.8 (.008)

Concentration index (CI)

 

−0.03