Table 7 |
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Disparities in delivery and postnatal care, Egypt (1995-2005) |
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Years |
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Indicator |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
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Skilled birth attendant *** |
41.7 |
55.8 |
70.5 |
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CI by Education |
0.41 (0.396 0.424) |
0.38 (0.370 0.390) |
0.37 (0.362 0.378) |
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CI by Wealth index |
0.55 (0.536 0.564) |
0.42 (0.408 0.432) |
0.47 (0.462 0.478) |
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Delivery at home*** |
64.5 |
49.1 |
33.6 |
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CI by Education |
-0.42 (-0.430 -0.410) |
-0.37 (-0.382 -0.358) |
-0.35 (-0.364 -0.336) |
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CI by Wealth index |
-0.53 (-0.540 -0.520) |
-0.41(-0.422 -0.398) |
-0.47 (-0.484 -0.456) |
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Who had C-section delivery *** |
7.6 |
11.4 |
21.6 |
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CI by Education |
0.31(0.271 0.349) |
0.27(0.237 0.303) |
0.26 (0.227 0.293) |
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CI by Wealth index |
0.40 (0.361 0.439) |
0.29 (0.253 0.327) |
0.34 (0.144 0.536) |
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Checked by a physician after delivery***1 |
58.6 |
72.7 |
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CI by Education |
0.39 (0.380 0.400) |
0.36 (0.354 0.366) |
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CI by Wealth index |
0.41 (0.400 0.420) |
0.48 (0.472 0.488) |
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Received vitamin A supplement after delivery *** |
- |
12.1 |
48.8 |
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CI by Education |
- |
0.20 (0.169 0.231) |
0.07 (0.058 0.081) |
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CI by Wealth index |
- |
0.18 (0.145 0.215) |
0.04 (0.028 0.052) |
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CI refers to the concentration index 1 This proportion includes both women who were assisted by a doctor during delivery or were checked by a doctor after delivery *** significant at p < 0.001 95% Confidence intervals for concentration index are presented between parentheses |
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Khadr International Journal for Equity in Health 2009 8:38 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-8-38 |
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