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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample

From: Impact of investment case on equitable access to maternal and child health services in Nepal: a quasi-experimental study

Characteristics

2011

2016

Intervention (n = 679)

Control (n = 848)

Intervention (n = 603)

Control (n = 740)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Women’s age

 15–24 years

51.5

(46.5–56.4)

44.7

(40.0–49.4)

51.3

(45.3–57.2)

51.4

(46.0–56.7)

 25–34 years

38.1

(32.1–44.5)

43.2

(38.5–48.0)

42.8

(37.8–47.9)

41.5

(36.3–46.8)

 35–49 years.

10.4

(8.02–13.4)

12.1

(9.0–16.2)

5.9

(4.0–8.5)

7.1

(4.9–10.3)

Ethnicity

 Advantaged

26.1

(17.8–36.6)

39.4

(32.5–46.8)

26.9

(21.6–32.9)

34.2

(26.9–42.2)

 Disadvantaged

73.8

(63.4–82.1)

60.6

(53.2–67.5)

73.1

(67.1–78.4)

65.8

(57.8–73.0)

Women’s Education

 No Education

70.8

(61.9–78.3)

42.7

(35.7–49.9)

50.3

(42.0–58.5)

31.5

(26.6–36.7)

 Primary education

12.9

(8.6–18.8)

21.2

(18.0–24.7)

19.2

(15.6–23.5)

25.5

(20.6–31.0)

 Secondary or higher

16.3

(11.8–22.0)

36.1

(29.9–42.8)

30.5

(23.7–38.3)

43.0

(36.7–49.6)

Women Occupation

 Unemployed

38.5

(27.4–51.0)

20.3

(15.1–26.7)

51.5

(43.8–59.1)

32.8

(25.3–41.4)

 Agriculture or labor work

57.2

(45.2–68.4)

71.5

(65.4–76.9)

46.0

(38.5–53.7)

58.8

(50.6–66.6)

 Service or business

4.3

(2.3–7.9)

8.1

(5.8–11.4)

2.5

(1.3–4.5)

8.3

(6.2–11.1)

Wealth tertile

 Lowest

36.3

(28.4–45.0)

35.8

(28.8–43.3)

30.8

(25.6–36.6)

52.9

(44.5–61.0)

 Middle

36.7

(31.1–42.6)

40.3

(32.8–48.4)

43.3

(38.4–48.4)

28.1

(23.7–33.1)

 Highest

27.0

(20.1–35.3)

23.9

(17.8–31.2)

25.9

(21.0–31.4)

19.0

(13.0–26.7)

Ecological region

 Hill

19.1

(13.9–25.8)

49.9

(42.8–56.9)

13.7

(8.8–20.8)

51.3

(40.0–62.4)

 Mountain

16.7

(12.4–22.3)

19.1

(14.1–25.4)

15.0

(10.1–21.7)

15.4

(8.9–25.3)

 Plain

64.1

(54.1–73.0)

31.0

(24.9–37.8)

71.3

(65.7–76.3)

33.3

(23.9–44.2)

Place of residence

 Urban

28.1

(17.0–42.7)

49.0

(35.0–63.0)

42.2

(29.4–56.0)

51.4

(39.6–63.0)

 Rural

71.9

(57.3–82.9)

51.0

(36.9–64.9)

57.8

(44.0–70.5)

48.6

(37.0–60.4)

Husband education

 No education

35.7

(28.1–44.1)

23.8

(17.6–31.2)

19.8

(14.8–25.8)

14.8

(11.6–18.7)

 Primary education

21.9

(17.7–27.0)

23.9

(19.7–28.8)

24.4

(19.5–30.0)

26.5

(21.7–32.0)

 Secondary or higher

42.3

(35.9–48.9)

52.3

(46.8–57.7)

55.8

(48.5–62.9)

58.7

(52.9–64.3)

Gender of household head

 Male

78.8

(68.8–86.3)

74.8

(69.9–79.1)

75.4

(69.3–80.6)

70.7

(66.4–74.7)

 Female

21.1

(13.7–31.2)

25.2

(20.9–30.1)

24.6

(19.4–30.7)

29.3

(25.3–33.6)