Table 2.

Comparisons of Coverage of Health Services in the Mountains and Plains of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Primary Health Care Service Area, 1999–2000

Indicator	Mountains	Plains	Level of statistical significance of difference in the indicator in the mountains and plains
Childhood immunization rate (percentage of children 12–23 months of age who had obtained all recommended immunizations)	72.9% (43/59) [59.7–83.6]	92.3% (48/52) [81.5–97.9]	p < 0.05
Contraceptive prevalence rate (percentage of women of reproductive age reporting use of a modern method of contraception)	21.5% (67/311) [17.1–26.5]	32.6% (313/959) [29.7–35.7]	p < 0.05
Hospital admissions (number of admissions per 1,000 population in 1999)	3.2 per 1,000 [2.8–3.6]	6.5 per 1,000 [5.9–7.0]	P < 0.01
Admission to the Hospital's malnutrition ward (number of admissions per 1,000 population in 1999)	1.41 (118/83,428) [1.20–1.70]	0.44 (33/74,999) [0.30–0.60]	p < 0.01

95% confidence intervals are shown in brackets.