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Table 7 Changes of the inequality magnitude of public and overall spending on institutional delivery across health care provider typology

From: How equitable is health spending on curative services and institutional delivery in Malawi? Evidence from a quasi-longitudinal benefit incidence analysis

Health spending

Year

All health facilities

Public health facilities

Public hospitals

Public health centers

CHAM health facilities

CHAM hospitals

CHAM

health centers

Private health facilities

Public spending

2004

Equal

Equal

Low least poor

Low pro-poor

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2010

Equal

Equal

Low least poor

Low pro-poor

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2015

Low pro-poor

Low pro-poor

Low least poor

Moderate pro-poor

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Overall spending

2004

Equal

Equal

Low least poor

Low pro-poor

Low least poor

Moderate least poor

Equal

Equal

2010

Low least poor

Equal

Low least poor

Low pro-poor

Equal

Low least poor

Equal

Equal

2015

Equal

Low pro-poor

Low least poor

Low pro-poor

Equal

Equal

Equal

Equal

  1. Notes: Non-significant CIs were considered equal, 1- -0.346: High pro-poor, -0.345 - 0.150: Moderate pro-poor, -0.149-0: Low pro-poor, 0.346-1: High least-poor, 0.150-0.345: Moderate least-poor, 0-0.149: Low least poor. n/a: not applicable