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Table 4 Prevalence of coverage, absolute risk differences and slope index of inequality for modern contraceptives use

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

40.07

47.45

Ref

Ref

 

 Rural

42.07

51.17

- 1.99 (− 3.90, 0.08)

- 3.72 (− 0.51,- 2.31)

 

SII

  

- 3.99 (− 7.80,- 0.01)

- 7.44 (− 10.27,- 4.62)

3.45 (− 7.99,10.78)

Ethnicity

 Whites/mestizos/afro

40.98

48.86

Ref

Ref

 

 Indigenous

34.17

42.82

6.81 (2.84,10.78)

6.04 (3.42,8.65)

 

SII

  

13.62 (5.68,21.56)

12.08 (6.85,17.31)

- 1.53 (− 10.50,7.43)

Education

 Higher (highest)

33.25

42.97

Ref

Ref

 

 Secondary

39.94

47.32

−6.69 (−8.87, −4.50)

- 4.35 (−5.99, − 2.71)

 

 Primary

49.20

62.57

−15.94 (−18.30,13.58)

- 19.60 (−  2.14, − 17.74)

 

 Incomplete primary (lowest)

28.74

32.71

4.50 (0.48,8.51)

10.26 (7.90, 12.61)

 

SII

  

- 15.84 (−19.07, 12.62)

- 8.93 (− 11.28, − 6.58)

6.91 (3.10,10.72)

Occupational class

 Managers (highest)

42.91

43.43

Ref

Ref

 

 Clerical support workers

44.78

50.59

- 1.87 (− 5.98,2.24)

- 7.15 (− 9.48, − 4.83)

 

 Farmers

29.97

61.23

12.93 (5.48,20.38)

- 17.80 (− 20.96, − 14.64)

 

 Plants and machine operators

36.23

56.41

6.67 (1.49,11.86)

- 12.97 (− 16.32, −  9.63)

 

 Elementary occupations (lowest)

44.89

50.79

- 1.97 (− 6.70,2.74)

- 7.36 (− 9.81, −  4.90)

 

SII

  

0.49 (− 0.47, 1.47)

- 1.38 (− 1.91,- 0.84)

- 1.88 (− 2.87,- 0.08)

Household wealth

 1st quintile (highest)

36.56

41.09

Ref

Ref

 

 2nd quintile

39.43

49.14

- 2.86 (− 5.42, − 0.31)

- 8.04 (− 9.75, − 6.33)

 

 3rd quintile

41.31

51.70

- 4.74 (− 7.31, − 2.17)

- 10.60 (− 12.41, − 8.79)

 

 4th quintile

43.93

53.50

- 7.36 (− 10.10, − 4.62)

- 12.40 (−  14.40, −  10.40)

 

 5th quintile (lowest)

44.04

56.94

- 7.48 (− 10.38, − 4.57)

- 15.84 (−  18.11, −  13.58)

 

SII

  

- 2.14 (− 2.79, − 1.48)

- 3.93 (− 4.40, − 3.46)

- 1.79 (−  2.55,-1.02)