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. 2018 Sep 19;8(2):020803. doi: 10.7189/jogh.08.020803

Table 5.

Coverage estimates for immediate newborn care (N = 392)

% 95% CI Absolute difference Relative difference % 95% CI Absolute difference Relative difference
Newborns born in a facility (not adjusted for service quality)
65.2
53.2-75.5







Structure-adjusted coverage
Process-adjusted coverage
Linked coverage estimates – exact match method
Exact match
36.1
28.7-43.6
REF
REF
56.5
46.6-66.3
REF
REF
Linked coverage estimates – aggregate methods
Aggregate by district (unweighted)
31.9
26.4-37.3
-4.2*
-11.6%
56.0
46.2-65.7
-0.5
-0.9%
Aggregate by district (weighted)
37.4
30.9-43.9
1.3
3.6%
55.9
46.1-65.7
-0.6
-1.1%
Aggregate by district and provider category (unweighted)
37.6
30.0-45.2
1.5
4.2%
55.6*
46.0-65.3
-0.9
-1.6%
Aggregate by district and provider category (weighted)
39.7
31.8-47.6
3.6
10.0%
55.7
46.0-65.4
-0.8
-1.4%
10 km buffer (unweighted)
31.5*
25.8-37.1
-4.6
-12.7%
56.3
46.3-66.3
-0.2
-0.4%
10 km buffer (weighted)
36.1
28.7-43.4
0
0.0%
56.5
46.5-66.6
0
0.0%
Linked coverage estimates – single-facility methods
Nearest facility (straight line)
32.5*
25.2-39.8
-3.6
-10.0%
55.6
45.6-65.5
-0.9
-1.6%
Nearest facility (straight line) by provider category
37.4
29.1-45.7
1.3
3.6%
55.5
45.7-65.3
-1
-1.8%
Nearest facility (road distance)
33.7
26.2-41.2
-2.4
-6.6%
55.6
45.565.8
-0.9
-1.6%
Nearest facility (road distance) by provider category 38.6 30.2-47.0 2.5 6.9% 55.8 45.8-65.8 -0.7 -1.2%

CI – confidence interval

*Exact-match and ecological estimates are significantly different at the P < 0.05 level.