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Table 1 Distribution of demographic and public health data characteristics between control and intervention health districts

From: No effect of user fee exemption on perceived quality of delivery care in Burkina Faso: a case-control study

 

Control

Intervention

 

(Djibo)

(Sebba/Dori)

Geo-demographic data

  

   Surface area (km2)

12 273

13871

   Total population in 2010

389 839

474846

   % of population below the poverty line in 2003

37.2

52.0

Socio-cultural characteristics

  

   Most practiced religion

Islam

Islam

   Most represented ethnic group

Peulh

Peulh

Public health data in 2010

  

   Distribution of health system levels

1 DH, 30 CSPS, 1 MC, 3 PHC

1 DH, 1 RH, 29 CSPS, 1 MC

   % of institutional deliveries

59.9%

71.2%

  1. Abbreviations: RH, Regional Hospital; DH, District Hospital; CSPS, Health and Social Promotion Centres; MC, military clinic; PC, private health centre.
  2. *Statistical directory 2010 Ministry of Health - General Secretariat, General Direction for Information and Health Statistics in Burkina Faso.