Table 6.
Disparities in prenatal care and its contents, Egypt (1995-2005)
| Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Received any prenatal care *** | 42.4 | 54.1 | 71.4 |
| CI by Education | 0.41 (0.396 0.424) | 0.39 (0.378 0.402) | 0.41 (0.402 0.418) |
| CI by Wealth index | 0.50 (0.486 0.514) | 0.37 (0.358 382) | 0.45 (0.442 0.458) |
| Received regular prenatal care (4+ visits)*** | 31.0 | 40.7 | 61.3 |
| CI by Education | 0.49 (0.474 0.506) | 0.44 (0.426 0.454) | 0.39 (0.382 0.398) |
| CI by Wealth index | 0.60 (0.584 0.616) | 0.42 (0.404 0.436) | 0.49 (0.482 0.498) |
| Received tetanus injection before birth*** | 73.1 | 78.0 | 80.7 |
| CI by Education | -0.15 (-0.162 -0.138) | -0.14 (-0.148 -0.132) | -0.21 (-0.216 -0.204) |
| CI by Wealth index | -0.22 (-0.234 -0.206) | -0.23 (-0.240 -0.220) | -0.36 (-0.368 -0.352) |
| Told about pregnancy complications*** | - | 26.0 | 36.7 |
| CI by Education | - | 0.11 (0.083 0.137) | 0.12 (0.104 0.136) |
| CI by Wealth index | - | 0.07 (0.041 0.099) | 0.15 (0.132 0.168) |
| Given iron supplement during pregnancy*** | - | 43.6 | 64.7 |
| CI by Education | - | 0.23 (0.212 0.248) | 0.17 (0.162 0.178) |
| CI by Wealth index | - | 0.23 (0.212 0.248) | 0.22 (0.200 0.240) |
CI refers to the concentration index
*** significant at p < 0.001
95% Confidence intervals for concentration index are presented between parentheses