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Table 2 Inequalities in maternal care use between rural and urban areas and across divisions in Bangladesh: 1995-2010

From: Social inequalities in the utilization of maternal care in Bangladesh: Have they widened or narrowed in recent years?

 

Inequalities between urban and rural areas

Inequalities across divisions

Year

RR

RD

T

BGV

 

ANC

FBD

SBA

ANC

FBD

SBA

ANC

FBD

SBA

ANC

FBD

SBA

1995

6.884

6.998

4.842

0.257

0.196

0.250

0.019

0.013

0.048

554

213

2580

1996

7.336

9.224

7.144

0.277

0.236

0.337

0.055

0.168

0.057

2042

3374

3503

1997

6.195

6.775

4.695

0.277

0.209

0.243

0.007

0.066

0.023

705

2638

1859

1998

3.707

5.174

4.145

0.208

0.231

0.271

0.091

0.029

0.023

7876

1992

3223

1999

4.574

4.443

3.608

0.243

0.211

0.238

0.053

0.069

0.035

4602

5302

4876

2000

3.300

5.486

5.032

0.207

0.169

0.212

0.002

0.030

0.005

526

990

337

2001

3.171

3.133

3.120

0.246

0.151

0.196

0.008

0.055

0.033

2584

4294

4211

2002

2.960

3.982

3.818

0.237

0.220

0.270

0.022

0.065

0.044

5018

6404

6938

2003

3.006

3.124

2.728

0.239

0.183

0.207

0.023

0.067

0.050

4252

6372

8854

2004

2.311

3.629

3.468

0.205

0.219

0.251

0.005

0.023

0.023

2241

2536

3677

2005

2.060

2.294

2.449

0.180

0.163

0.210

0.029

0.042

0.030

8257

7186

6941

2006

2.584

2.574

2.353

0.268

0.236

0.249

0.017

0.029

0.024

5724

8458

9525

2007

2.959

2.900

2.941

0.276

0.253

0.296

0.003

0.033

0.022

5420

8143

7292

2008

2.773

2.715

2.652

0.251

0.273

0.285

0.005

0.026

0.019

4804

8763

7697

2009

2.268

2.411

2.299

0.236

0.275

0.292

0.015

0.023

0.015

7447

10383

8560

2010

2.526

2.312

2.302

0.291

0.298

0.319

0.016

0.014

0.011

6278

7716

7024

Time trend coefficients

−0.292

−0.371

−0.23

0.000

0.005

0.002

−0.002

−0.004

−0.002

329

550

440

(P-value)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.000)

(0.858)

(0.031)

(0.41)

(0.091)

(0.059)

(0.030)

(0.013)

(0.000)

(0.001)

  1. RR = Rate Ratio, RD = Rate Difference, T = Theil Index, BGV = Between Group Variance ANC = Antenatal care, FBD = Facility based delivery, SBA = Skilled birth attendance.