Table 8.

Slope Index of inequality (SII) and Relative concentration Index (CIX) for caesarean sections in private facilities, NFHS-4 & 5

SII
Region	SII	95% CI	SII	95% CI
	NFHS-4		NFHS-5
	(2015-16)		(2019-21)
India	19.6 *	(18.2–21.0)	14.3*	(12.7–15.8)
CG	8.2	(-1.7-18.2)	14.4*	(3.85–24.9)
TN	-4.3	(-11.5-2.8)	-7.6**	(-15.0 - -0.1)
**p < 0.05 *p < 0.001
CIX
Region	CIX	95% CI	CIX	95% CI
	NFHS-4		NFHS-5
	(2015-16)		(2019-21)
India	8.5*	(7.8–9.1)	6.6*	(6.1–7.1)
CG	3.2***	(-0.2-6.6)	4.1*	(0.9–7.3)
TN	-1.35	(-3.5-0.8)	-0.95	(-2.8-0.9)

***p < 0.100 **p < 0.05 *p < 0.001