Table 5.
Annual trends in maternity care indicators in Bangladesh (1991–2004) stratified by asset quintile and urban/rural area of residence
| Antenatal consultation (1991–2004) | Professional attendance (1991 – 2004) | Caesarean section (1995 – 2004) | ||||
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Asset quintile (univariate analysis) | ||||||
| Lowest quintile | 1.13 | (1.11, 1.16) | 1.01 | (0.95, 1.07) | 1.02 | (0.88, 1.18) |
| Second quintile | 1.13 | (1.11, 1.16) | 1.04 | (0.99, 1.08) | ||
| Middle quintile | 1.11 | (1.09, 1.13) | 1.02 | (0.98, 1.06) | 1.31 | (1.03, 1.67) |
| Fourth quintile | 1.13 | (1.11, 1.15) | 1.04 | (1.01, 1.07) | 1.30 | (1.16, 1.46) |
| Highest quintile | 1.09 | (1.07, 1.12) | 1.01 | (0.99, 1.03) | 1.07 | (1.02, 1.13) |
| P-value* | 0.180 | 0.627 | 0.114 | |||
| Residence (univariate analysis) | ||||||
| Rural | 1.14 | (1.13, 1.15) | 1.06 | (1.04, 1.08) | 1.11 | (1.03, 1.20) |
| Urban | 1.09 | (1.07, 1.11) | 0.99 | (0.97, 1.01) | 1.15 | (1.09, 1.21) |
| P-value** | 0.009 | <0.001 | 0.505 | |||
* Wald-test for interaction between year group and asset quintile
** Wald-test for interaction between year group and area of residence