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Table 4 The relative probability of choosing hospitals to choosing non-hospital settings as the type of major health facility used for prenatal care

From: The influences of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on women's choice of prenatal care facility: Investigation of differences between rural and non-rural areas

 

The probability of choosing a specific type of setting (%)

The relative probability of choosing hospitals to choosing non-hospital settings

The change in the relative probability from 1990–1992

Year

Medical centres or regional hospitals

Local hospitals

Non-hospital settings

Medical centres or regional hospitals

Local hospitals

Medical centres or regional hospitals

Local hospitals

      

Point estimate

95%CI

Point estimate

95%CI

Rural areas

         

1990–1992

10.6

56.3

33.1

0.32

1.70

    

1993–1995

11.8

49.4

38.8

0.30

1.27

0.95

(0.19, 4.73)

0.75

(0.29, 1.95)

1996–1997

14.6

56.1

29.3

0.50

1.92

1.55

(0.38, 6.41)

1.13

(0.47, 2.71)

1998–1999

32.8

51.4

15.8

2.08

3.25

6.54 *

(1.55, 27.62)

1.92

(0.73, 5.05)

Non-rural areas

         

1990–1992

25.2

30.2

44.6

0.57

0.68

    

1993–1995

24.9

31.0

44.0

0.57

0.70

1.00

(0.58, 1.72)

1.04

(0.61, 1.78)

1996–1997

28.6

35.0

36.4

0.79

0.96

1.39

(0.83, 2.33)

1.42

(0.86, 2.34)

1998–1999

25.4

33.2

41.4

0.61

0.80

1.08

(0.62, 1.91)

1.19

(0.70, 2.04)

  1. * p < 0.05.