Table 2 Comparisons of Coverage of Health Services in the Mountains and Plains of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Primary Health Care Service Area, 1999–2000
Indicator | Mountains | Plains | Level of statistical significance of difference in the indicator in the mountains and plains |
|---|---|---|---|
Childhood immunization rate (percentage of children 12–23 months of age who had obtained all recommended immunizations) | 72.9% (43/59) [59.7–83.6] | 92.3% (48/52) [81.5–97.9] | p < 0.05 |
Contraceptive prevalence rate (percentage of women of reproductive age reporting use of a modern method of contraception) | 21.5% (67/311) [17.1–26.5] | 32.6% (313/959) [29.7–35.7] | p < 0.05 |
Hospital admissions (number of admissions per 1,000 population in 1999) | 3.2 per 1,000 [2.8–3.6] | 6.5 per 1,000 [5.9–7.0] | P < 0.01 |
Admission to the Hospital's malnutrition ward (number of admissions per 1,000 population in 1999) | 1.41 (118/83,428) [1.20–1.70] | 0.44 (33/74,999) [0.30–0.60] | p < 0.01 |