Table 2.
Wealth groups* | Column A: 2006 DHS survey (sample of deliveries) | Column B: 2010 patient survey (sample of caesareans) | Ratio of column B to column A [95% CI]** |
---|---|---|---|
Richest 40% |
34.4% |
57.6% |
1.67 [1.43-1.91] |
Middle 20% |
20.4% |
15.4% |
0.75 [0.61-0.89] |
Poorest 40% | 45.1% | 27.0% | 0.59 [0.47-0.71] |
* For simplicity, we combined the ‘poorest’ and the ‘poorer’ quintiles (poorest 40 percent), and the ‘richest’ and the ‘richer’ quintiles (richest 40 percent).
** 95-percent confidence intervals (CI) in brackets.