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Table 3 Prevalence of coverage, absolute risk differences and slope index of inequality for cervical cancer screening

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in women’s access to health care: has Ecuadorian health reform been successful?

 

Prevalence

Absolute risk difference (ARD)

Slope index of inequality (SII) difference

2006

2014

2006

2014

(2006–2014)

Residence

 Urban

55.53

63.13

Ref

Ref

 

 Rural

42.33

51.89

13.20 (11.43,14.97)

11.23 (9.93,12.53)

 

SII

  

26.40 (22.86,29.94)

22.47 (19.87,25.07)

- 3.92 (− 8.11, 0.26)

Ethnicity

 Whites/mestizos/afro

52.93

61.53

Ref

Ref

 

 Indigenous

28.17

37.63

24.76 (21.72,27.80)

23.89 (21.64,26.15)

 

SII

  

49.52 (43.44,55.61)

47.79 (43.28,52.31)

- 1.73 (−  8.97,5.51)

Education

 Higher (highest)

56.34

68.09

Ref

Ref

 

 Secondary

52.28

58.85

4.05 (1.83, 6.27)

9.24 (7.73,10.74)

 

 Primary

51.99

71.66

4.35 (2.03,6.66)

- 3.56 (−  5.22, − 1.91)

 

 Incomplete primary (lowest)

24.26

23.57

32.08 (28.71,35.44)

44.51 (42.56,46.47)

 

SII

  

16.84 (13.75,19.93)

23.53 (21.43,25.64)

6.69 (3.15, 10.22)

Occupational class

 Managers (highest)

56.92

80.36

Ref

Ref

 

 Clerical support workers

60.58

69.78

- 3.65 (− 7.62, −  0.31)

10.58 (8.69,12.46)

 

 Farmers

56.41

65.93

0.51 (− 7.23,8.25)

14.43 (11.72,17.14)

 

 Plants and machine operators

67.78

72.29

- 10.85 (− 15.84, −5.87)

8.07 (5.29,10.85)

 

 Elementary occupations (lowest)

55.40

61.75

1.52 (− 3.02,6.07)

18.60 (16.56,20.65)

 

SII

  

0.22 (− 0.70,1.15)

3.59 (3.12,4.06)

3.37 (2.45, 4.28)

Household wealth

 1st quintile (highest)

58.79

63.14

Ref

Ref

 

 2nd quintile

56.06

64.63

2.72 (0.21,5.24)

- 1.48 (− 3.06,0.09)

 

 3rd quintile

52.29

59.14

6.49 (3.97,9.02)

3.99 (2.30,5.68)

 

 4th quintile

48.44

55.51

10.35 (7.70,12.99)

7.63 (5.76,9.49)

 

 5th quintile (lowest)

37.23

47.66

21.55 (18.91,24.20)

15.48 (13.40,17.55)

 

SII

  

5.27 (4.66,5.87)

3.50 (3.07,3.93)

- 1.76 (− 2.47, −1.05)