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Table 1 MCH services use by various maternal characteristics among births <1 year preceding the DHS, 2008 & 2013

From: Inequality in the use of maternal and child health services in the Philippines: do pro-poor health policies result in more equitable use of services?

Characteristic

DHS 2008 (%)

DHS 2013 (%)

ANC (CI)

FBD (CI)

CS (CI)

ANC (CI)

FBD (CI)

CS (CI)

Income status

 Poorest

6.76 (4.93–8.59)

12.83 (10.39–15.26)

0.55 (0.01–1.09)

11.32 (9.12–13.53)

35.35 (32.02–38.67)

1.26 (0.48–2.04)

 Poorer

10.9 (8.33–13.46)

29.53 (25.77–33.27)

4.06 (2.43–5.69)

21.65 (18.19–25.11)

54.86 (50.68–59.05)

6.1 (4.08–8.12)

 Middle

20.11 (16.01–24.21)

49.46 (44.34–54.47)

8.54 (5.66–11.42)

32.03 (27.63–36.42)

72.35 (68.14–76.57)

7.58 (5.05–10.11)

 Richer

30.21 (25.32–35.09)

70.67 (65.83–75.52)

15.22 (11.37–19.08)

40.23 (35.03–45.43)

85.13 (81.36–88.9)

14.84 (11.03–18.64)

 Richest

43.69 (36.9–50.48)

90.29 (86.24–94.35)

23.41 (17.6–29.23)

58.56 (52.06–65.06)

95.95 (93.34–98.55)

30.45 (24.36–36.55)

Age

 15–19

22.86 (15.87–29.84)

40.71 (32.54–48.89)

6.43 (2.35–10.51)

32.08 (24.79–39.36)

68.55 (61.31–75.8)

5.06 (01.63–08.49)

 20–24

18.68 (15.36–22)

45.28 (41.03–49.53)

5.12 (3.24–7.01)

24.4 (21.02–27.78)

60.83 (57–64.67)

6.31 (4.39–8.23)

 25–29

16.35 (13.47–19.23)

39.47 (35.66–43.27)

6.18 (4.3–8.06)

25.4 (21.98–28.81)

58.15 (54.28–62.02)

6.16 (4.25–8.06)

 30–34

16.99 (13.59–20.38)

38.85 (34.44–43.26)

10.32 (07.55–13.09)

31.4 (27.26–35.55)

66.94 (62.74–71.14)

14.19 (11.04–17.35)

 35–39

14.09 (10.08–18.1)

30.58 (25.28–35.89)

8.28 (05.1–11.45)

22.93 (18.27–27.59)

51.59 (46.05–57.13)

10.54 (07.13–13.95)

 40–44

13.49 (7.5–19.48)

35.71 (27.31–44.12)

5.56 (1.54–9.57)

21.05 (13.53–28.57)

44.74 (35.56–53.91)

6.14 (1.71–10.57)

 45–49

33.33 (8.63–58.04)

33.33 (08.63–58.04)

20 (−1.0–40.96)

26.32 (05.96–46.67)

52.63 (29.55–75.71)

0.00

PhiHealth

 Insured

24.3 (20.99–27.61)

58.36 (54.55–62.17)

13.15 (10.52–15.77)

28.97 (26.42–31.51)

64.08 (61.38–66.77)

10.19 (8.48–11.9)

 Uninsured

14.14 (12.41–15.87)

31.54 (29.24–33.85)

4.69 (3.64–5.75)

23.37 (20.88–25.85)

55.15 (52.23–58.07)

6.25 (04.82–07.68)

Community type

 Urban

25.4 (22.50–28.31)

57.04 (53.74–60.34)

11.46 (9.32–13.6)

35.91 (32.80–39.01)

71.82 (68.91–74.73)

11.05 (8.99–13.1)

 Rural

11.76 (10.04–13.49)

28 (25.59–30.4)

4.41 (3.31–5.51)

20.07 (17.99–22.16)

52.04 (49.44–54.64)

6.57 (5.28–7.86)

Union status

 in-Union

16.26 (14.69–17.84)

38.6 (36.52–40.68)

6.97 (5.88–8.06)

25.63 (23.8–27.46)

73.97 (66.83–81.12)

8.08 (7.02–9.33)

 not in-union

35 (25.6–44.40)

56 (46.22–65.78)

11 (4.83–17.17)

36.3 (28.47–44.13)

58.87 (56.81–60.93)

10.27 (5.33–15.22)

Maternal education

 No Education

0.00

4.55 (−1.68–10.77)

0.00

5.26 (−1.94–12.46)

5.26 (−1.94–12.46)

0.00

 Primary

6.7 (04.69–08.71)

15.08 (12.20–17.95)

1.35 (0.42–2.28)

11.3 (8.62–13.97)

36.85 (32.78–40.93)

2.25 (0.99–3.51)

 Secondary

17.33 (15.05–19.60)

40.21 (37.26–43.16)

6.64 (5.14–8.15)

26.14 (23.64–28.64)

59.95 (57.16–62.74)

6.42 (5.01–7.83)

 Higher

30.43 (26.42–34.45)

69.37 (65.34–73.39)

15.74 (12.55–18.93)

42.09 (38.05–46.13)

84.7 (81.75–87.64)

18.39 (15.21–21.57)

Sex of HH Head

 Male

16.17 (14.55–17.79)

37.88 (35.75–40.02)

6.85 (5.73–7.96)

24.61 (22.76–26.45)

57.8 (55.68–59.91)

7.81 (6.66–8.97)

 Female

25.45 (19.73–31.17)

52.68 (46.12–59.24)

9.91 (5.97–13.85)

40.91 (34.70–47.12)

77.27 (71.98–82.57)

12.61 (8.38–16.83)

Age of HH Head

 < 50

15.31 (13.58–17.04)

34.72 (32.43–37.01)

6.26 (5.09–7.43)

22.98 (20.97–24.99)

55.11 (52.73–57.48)

6.93 (5.71–8.15)

 50 and above

22.55 (19.05–26.04)

53.45 (49.28–57.63)

9.85 (7.35–12.35)

34.81 (31.16–38.46)

71.91 (68.46–75.35)

11.83 (9.34–14.31)

  1. ANC Complete Antenatal Care
  2. FBD Facility-based delivery
  3. CS Caesarean Delivery
  4. CI Confidence Interval