Table 6.
Effect of P4P on institutional delivery and on potential mediators
| Effect of P4P (% change) | Observations | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal care outcomes | ||
| Facility based delivery | 7.87*** (2.4, 13.3) |
300 |
| Public facility delivery | 7.4*** (0.9; 13.9) |
300 |
| Taken at least 2 doses of anti-malaria drug | 11.2*** (3.9, 18.5) |
300 |
| Potential mediators | ||
| Health worker received supervision in last 90 days | 19.2** (0.2; 38.1) |
266 |
| Governing committee met in the past 90 days | 30.1*** (8.1; 52.1) |
291 |
| Drugs at delivery-stock-out index (0–1 index) | −31.3*** (−51.8;−10.8) |
294 |
| Oxytocin injection stock-out last 90 days | −38.2*** (−62.8;−13.5) |
293 |
| Ergometrine injection stock-out last 90 days | −34.9** (−62.7;−7.0) |
290 |
| Antimalarial drugs stock-out last 90 days | −22.8** (−42.6;−3.0) |
294 |
| Service delivery disrupted due to broken equipment in last 90 days | −18.6** (−36.5;−0.7) |
292 |
| Health worker knowledge | 18.9*** (8.4; 29.4) |
300 |
| Health worker kindness at delivery | 3.27 (−2.42; 9.0) |
300 |
| Percentage of women who paid for delivery in a HF | −7.6** (-13.6; -1.6) |
300 |
95% confidence intervals in parentheses; percent sign (%) indicates percentage points change
*p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01