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Table 3 Wealth related inequality and inequity in health care service utilization for diarrheal treatment, modern contraceptives and place of delivery by type of facility

From: Inequalities in utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: the role of primary health care

 

2005

2011

 

% using the service

Contribution (%)

Concentration index (95 % CI)

Horizontal inequity index

% using the service

Contribution (%)

Concentration index (95 % CI)

Horizontal inequity index

Diarrhea treatment

        

Government hospital

4.7

21.9

0.069 ((−0.220)–0.358)

0.085

0.7*

2.0

0.347 (0.048–0.645)

0.353

Government PHCa

14.3

66.5

0.191 (0.111–0.270)

0.197

23.6*

73.5

0.094 (0.022–0.167)

0.091

Private facilities

2.5

11.6

0.140 (0.030–0.277)

0.151

7.9*

24.4

0.262 (0.100–0.424)

0.274

Total

21.5

100

  

32.1

100

  

Source of Modern contraceptive

        

Government hospital

0.8

4.5

0.616 (0.336–0.897)

0.577

0.3*

1.7

0.484 (0.229–0.739)

0.485

Government PHCa

12.9

74.4

−0.080 ((–0.103)–(−0.057))

−0.083

15.9*

84.9

−0.071 ((−0.089)–(−0.054))

−0.071

Private facilities

2.7

15.7

0.171 (0.101–0.241)

0.183

1.9*

10.3

0.398 (0.269–0.528)

0.395

Other

0.9

5.4

0.095 ((−0.188)–0.186)

0.130

0.6**

3.1

0.359 (0.030–0.690)

0.373

Total

17.4

100

  

18.7

100

  

Place of Delivery

        

Government hospital

3.0

52.6

0.829 (0.761–0.896)

0.854

3.8*

37.8

0.792 (0.720–0.864)

0.815

Government PHCa

1.8

31.6

0.735 (0.637–0.834)

0.745

4.7*

47.1

0.670 (0.588–0.752)

0.702

Private facilities

0.9

15.8

0.487 (0.281–0.692)

0.433

1.5**

15.1

0.691 (0.575–0.809)

0.679

Total

5.7

100

  

10.0

100

  
  1. Note: *Indicate the p-value for trend over the period 2005 and 2011 is <0.01. **Indicate the p-value for trend over the period 2005 and 2011 is >0.05. aPHC denotes primary health care facilities that include health centers, health stations and health posts