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Table 1 Average annual absolute change in percentage points by province and selected intervention. Ecuador 1994–2012

From: National and subnational coverage and inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and sanitary health interventions in Ecuador: a comparative study between 1994 and 2012

Geographical Regions

Province

A. Use of modern contraceptive

B. Antenatal care 4+ visits

C. Institutional delivery

D. Early initiation of breastfeeding

E. Improved sanitary facility

Cost

Guayas

1.3*

1.5*

0.9*

1.2*

0.5*

Cost

El Oro

1.3*

1.8*

1.2*

1.4*

1.4*

Cost

Manabi

1.8*

2.2*

2.4*

0

1.5*

Cost

Esmeraldas

2.0*

1.6*

2.3*

1.2*

1.2*

Cost

Los Rios

2.1*

2.7*

1.8*

1.1*

1.8*

Mountain

Pichincha

1.4*

1.1*

1.2*

1.5

0.1

Mountain

Imbabura

1.7*

1.2*

1.3*

1.5*

0.9*

Mountain

Carchi

1.9*

1.1*

1.0*

2.0*

0.4

Mountain

Tungurahua

1.9*

1.9*

1.4*

2.2*

0.9*

Mountain

Azuay

1.6*

2.1*

2.6*

1.9*

1.4*

Mountain

Canar

1.7*

1.6*

2.0*

2.1*

2.1*

Mountain

Bolivar

1.7*

2.2*

1.9*

2.4*

1.7*

Mountain

Chimborazo

1.6*

1.6*

3.1*

3.0*

1.4*

Mountain

Loja

1.7*

2.2*

2.3*

2.4*

1.9*

Mountain

Cotopaxi

1.8*

2.2*

2.8*

2.3*

1.8*

Amazon

Pastaza

1.2*

1.3*

1.7*

1.9

0.7

Amazon

Sucumbios

2.6*

1.6*

2.6*

1.1*

0.9

Amazon

Morona santiago

2.6*

3.6*

3.7*

3.9*

-1

Amazon

Napo

2.6*

3.4*

2.7*

2.4*

1.8*

Amazon

Orellana

0.5

2.6

5.5*

5.6*

0.2

Amazon

Zamora Chinchipe

3.5*

4.0*

2.6*

3.7*

1.7*

Insular

Galapagos

1.1*

1.4*

0.3

1

−0.2*

 

Moran Index

- 0.047

−0.103

0.028

0.143É«

−0.036

  1. (*) Statistically significant increase (positive values in percentage points) or decrease (negative values in percentage points) on coverage over time
  2. (É«) Coefficient statistically significant in the Moran Index