Table 3 Inequities in the utilization of delivery care by different maternal characteristics
| Â | Q1 (%) Poorest | Q2 (%) | Q3 (%) | Q4 (%) | Q5 (%) richest | Concentration Index (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delivery by a skilled birth attendant | ||||||
 Age | ||||||
  <  20 years | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.06 (−0.038,0.158) |
  20–34 years | 71.7 | 75.2 | 73.9 | 76.3 | 78.1 | 0.04 (0.020,0.060)*** |
  ≥ 35 years | 25.0 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 0.06 (0.021,0.099)** |
 Education | ||||||
  No formal school | 10.8 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.02 (−0.98,0.138) |
  Primary school | 56.7 | 38.8 | 25.4 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 0.03 (−0.009,0.069) |
  Middle school or above | 32.5 | 53.7 | 72.4 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 0.02 (0.001,0.040)* |
 No. of births | ||||||
  1–2 | 65.8 | 75.2 | 71.6 | 83.1 | 84.8 | 0.04 (0.030,0.050)*** |
  > 2 | 34.2 | 24.8 | 28.4 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 0.07 (0.050,0.090)*** |
Delivery by Cesarean section | ||||||
 Age |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  <  20 years | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.25 (0.211,0.289)*** |
  20–34 years | 64.5 | 69.2 | 71.8 | 70.2 | 67.2 | 0.13 (0.071,0.189)*** |
  ≥ 35 years | 32.3 | 30.8 | 28.2 | 27.7 | 31.2 | 0.17 (0.111,0.229)*** |
 Education | ||||||
  No formal school | 6.4 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.04 (−0.078,0.158) |
  Primary school | 61.3 | 46.2 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 13.1 | −0.07 (−0.188,0.048) |
  Middle school or above | 32.3 | 42.3 | 82.1 | 87.2 | 86.9 | 0.14 (0.042,0.238)** |
 No. of births | ||||||
  1–2 | 64.5 | 80.8 | 69.2 | 87.2 | 85.2 | 0.13 (0.071,0.189)*** |
  > 2 | 35.5 | 19.2 | 30.8 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 0.11 (0.012,0.208)* |