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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of medical treatment for CCHI according to background characteristics

From: Inequity in health care utilization for common childhood illnesses in India: measurement and decomposition analysis using the India demographic and health survey 2015–16

Variable

Total

Proportion (95%CI)

SE

Medical

Treatment (%)

Wealth index

 Poorest

9691

0.26 (0.254–0.263)

0.002

6096(62.91)

 Poor

8503

0.23 (0.223–0.231)

0.002

5863(68.95)

 Middle

7670

0.20 (0.201–0.209)

0.002

5784(75.41)

 Rich

6821

0.18 (0.178–0.186)

0.002

5394(79.08)

 Richest

4764

0.13 (0.124–0.131)

0.002

3947(82.85)

Child’s age

 0–1 year

5883

0.16 (0.153–0.161)

0.002

4470(75.98)

 1–2 years

11,185

0.30 (0.294–0.303)

0.002

8200(73.31)

 2–3 years

8079

0.22 (0.212–0.220)

0.002

5825(72.10)

 3–4 years

6794

0.18 (0.178–0.185)

0.002

4772(70.23)

 4–5 years

5508

0.15 (0.144–0.151)

0.002

3818(69.31)

Birth order

  > 2

11,900

0.32 (0.313–0.322)

0.002

7999(67.22)

  < =2

25,549

0.68 (0.678–0.687)

0.002

19,085(74.70)

Anemia

 Not anemic

14,216

0.38 (0.375–0.385)

0.003

10,281(72.32)

 Anemic

23,233

0.62 (0.615–0.625)

0.003

16,803(72.31)

Sex of child

 Female

17,137

0.46 (0.453–0.463)

0.003

12,168(71.00)

 Male

20,312

0.54 (0.537–0.547)

0.003

14,917(73.44)

Continuum of maternal care

 No care/incomplete care

23,151

0.62 (0.613–0.623)

0.003

15,615(67.45)

 Complete care

14,298

0.38 (0.377–0.387)

0.003

11,469(80.22)

Religion

 Hindu

29,144

0.78 (0.774–0.782)

0.002

21,094(72.38)

 Muslim

6699

0.18 (0.175–0.183)

0.002

4718(70.44)

 Christian

670

0.02 (0.017–0.019)

0.001

503(75.06)

 Others

936

0.02 (0.023–0.027)

0.001

769(82.18)

Caste

 Schedule Caste (SC)

8188

0.22 (0.214–0.223)

0.002

5936(72.50)

 Schedule Tribe (ST)

3399

0.09 (0.088–0.094)

0.001

2293(67.46)

 Other Backward Caste (OBC)

17,124

0.46 (0.452–0.462)

0.003

12,431(72.60)

 Other

8738

0.23 (0.229–0.238)

0.002

6424(73.52)

Residence

 Rural

27,968

0.75 (0.742–0.751)

0.002

19,616(70.14)

 Urban

9481

0.25 (0.249–0.258)

0.002

7469(78.77)

Media exposure

 No media

13,492

0.36 (0.355–0.365)

0.002

8860(65.67)

 At least one media

23,957

0.64 (0.635–0.645)

0.002

18,225(76.07)

Mother’s education

 No education

10,895

0.29 (0.286–0.296)

0.002

7142(65.55)

 Primary education

5755

0.15 (0.150–0.157)

0.002

4074(70.79)

 Secondary education

17,138

0.46 (0.453–0.463)

0.003

12,904(75.29)

 Higher education

3661

0.10 (0.095–0.101)

0.002

2965(80.99)

Age at marriage

  < 18

14,604

0.39 (0.385–0.395)

0.003

10,029(68.67)

  > =18

22,845

0.61 (0.605–0.615)

0.003

17,056(74.66)

Insurance

 Yes

32,180

0.86 (0.856–0.863)

0.002

23,071(71.70)

 No

5269

0.14 (0.137–0.144)

0.002

4013(76.16)

Availability

 No problem

4615

0.12 (0.120–0.127)

0.002

3563(77.20)

 Not a big problem

20,759

0.55 (0.549–0.559)

0.003

15,108(72.78)

 Big problem

12,075

0.32 (0.318–0.327)

0.002

8414(69.70)

Affordability

 No problem

15,832

0.42 (0.418–0.428)

0.003

12,053(76.13)

 Not a big problem

10,663

0.28 (0.280–0.289)

0.002

7692(72.13)

 Big problem

10,953

0.29 (0.288–0.297)

0.002

7340(67.02)

Acceptability

 No problem

6764

0.18 (0.177–0.185)

0.002

5169(76.43)

 Not a big problem

20,341

0.54 (0.538–0.548)

0.003

14,686(72.20)

 Big problem

10,344

0.28 (0.272–0.281)

0.002

7229(69.88)

Basic Amenities and Socio-Economic Profile (BASEP)

 Category A

5684

0.15 (0.148–0.155)

0.002

3725(65.54)

 Category B

2354

0.06 (0.060–0.065)

0.001

1782 (75.68)

 Category C

29,411

0.79 (0.781–0.789)

0.002

21,577(73.37)

State groups

 Non-high Focus state

13,660

0.36 (0.360–0.370)

0.002

10,732(78.57)

 High Focus North-East state

887

0.02 (0.022–0.025)

0.001

463(52.16)

 High Focus state

22,902

0.61 (0.607–0.616)

0.003

15,889(69.38)

  1. CI Confidence Interval, SE Standard Error