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Table 2 Coverage of six reproductive and maternal interventions by geographic region, Brazil, from 1986 to 2013

From: Coverage and equity in reproductive and maternal health interventions in Brazil: impressive progress following the implementation of the Unified Health System

Indicator

Year

Region of the country

Center-West

North

Northeast

Southeast

South

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

Use of modern contraceptives

1986

55.9

48.8

63.1

59.8

50.3

69.2

43.3

37.9

48.7

68.1

64.3

71.8

65.5

60.4

70.6

1996

81.0

78.3

83.7

68.1

62.9

73.3

62.3

60.2

64.4

72.4

70.0

74.7

72.7

69.5

75.9

2006

81.5

81.3

81.7

74.4

73.9

74.9

75.9

75.5

76.2

74.7

74.3

75.1

77.3

77.0

77.7

2013

85.5

83.8

87.3

77.7

75.0

80.4

80.7

78.7

82.7

83.2

81.5

85.0

85.6

83.4

87.7

Antenatal care 1+ visits (any provider)

1986

83.1

74.9

91.2

76.3

68.9

83.7

60.5

54.4

66.6

92.1

89.4

94.8

86.1

80.5

91.7

1996

93.2

90.9

95.5

84.3

78.6

90.0

77.2

73.6

80.7

93.1

91.2

95.0

92.0

89.2

94.8

2006

96.8

96.4

97.2

94.3

93.8

94.8

91.8

90.2

93.4

97.3

97.0

97.7

94.4

94.0

94.8

2013

97.3

95.0

99.7

95.4

92.3

98.5

98.2

96.8

99.7

97.8

96.4

99.2

96.3

92.7

99.9

Antenatal care 4+ visits (any provider)

1986

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1996

86.3

82.3

90.2

69.7

61.8

77.6

65.5

61.5

69.6

88.2

85.4

91.0

87.8

84.1

91.4

2006

93.8

93.2

94.4

82.8

81.4

84.2

87.2

85.2

89.1

95.8

95.4

96.3

91.3

90.0

92.5

2013

94.0

90.8

97.3

90.0

85.7

94.4

94.8

92.0

97.5

94.7

92.0

97.4

92.5

87.4

97.5

1st ANC visit during the 1st trimester

1986

59.1

51.0

67.2

58.5

50.4

66.7

40.3

34.5

46.1

76.3

72.2

80.3

64.5

56.6

72.4

1996

71.6

66.6

76.6

58.9

52.5

65.4

54.9

51.2

58.6

72.7

69.7

75.6

79.6

75.4

83.8

2006

75.2

73.6

76.7

70.8

69.0

72.5

79.5

77.2

81.8

81.1

78.9

83.3

77.5

75.5

79.5

2013

89.8

85.3

94.2

77.5

70.6

84.4

84.3

79.0

89.5

86.1

81.2

91.0

80.9

72.2

89.7

Institutional delivery

1986

86.0

76.5

95.4

77.7

69.6

85.9

67.4

60.6

74.1

95.0

91.5

98.4

87.7

81.9

93.6

1996

98.3

97.2

99.4

83.8

76.7

90.9

84.3

80.7

88.0

98.1

96.8

99.3

98.8

97.7

99.9

2006

98.8

98.8

98.8

92.5

91.9

93.0

97.7

97.6

97.8

99.5

99.5

99.5

99.0

98.9

99.0

2013

98.1

95.7

100.0

96.7

94.5

98.8

96.8

94.5

99.2

98.9

97.9

99.8

99.9

99.7

100.0

C-sections

1986

33.0

24.4

41.5

31.3

23.6

39.0

15.7

12.1

19.3

45.4

39.8

51.0

29.2

23.8

34.7

1996

49.1

43.1

55.0

25.5

20.3

30.8

20.4

18.0

22.7

46.9

42.9

50.9

44.6

38.9

50.2

2006

49.2

47.9

50.5

30.7

29.6

31.8

32.2

30.4

34.0

51.7

49.9

53.4

51.7

50.4

53.0

2013

57.6

49.5

65.7

40.2

33.1

47.4

45.0

38.6

51.3

62.6

55.2

70.0

61.7

51.4

71.9

  1. Source: Brazil DHS 1986, DHS 1996, PNDS 2006, PNS 2013. NA not available, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval