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. 2013 Dec 26;8(12):e83822. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083822

Table 7. Performance indicators of rural public health services' equality in 2010 by region (children).

Children Non-effective management in ordinary children group* Effective management in ordinary children group* Ratio Non-effective management in left-behind children group* Effective management in left-behind children group* Ratio OR#
I 36 (26.87) 98 (73.13) 0.3673 17 (27.42) 45 (72.58)
II 26 (12.81) 177 (87.19) 0.1469 14 (25.93) 40 (74.07) 0.3500 2.3827
III 76 (53.52) 66 (46.48) 1.1515 28 (37.33) 47 (62.67) 0.5957 0.5174
IV 49 (33.56) 97 (66.44) 0.5052 17 (25.76) 49 (74.24) 0.3469 0.6868
Rural 187(40.22) 278(59.78) 0.6727 76 (29.57) 181(70.43) 0.4199 0.6242
*

Data are numbers (%).

# Positive results of OR are non-effective management. An OR ranging from 0.9 to 1.1 indicates that the public health services in the two groups are equal. A value of 1 represents perfect equality. ORs ranging from 0.7 to 0.8 or from 1.2 to 1.4 indicate relative equal. ORs ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 or from 1.5 to 2.9 indicate relatively unequal. ORs beyond 0.3 or 3.0 indicate totally unequal.