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

Table 6.

Coverage estimates for routine postnatal consultations for newborns (N = 392)

% 95% CI Absolute difference Relative difference % 95% CI Absolute difference Relative difference
Received a post-discharge PNC consultation within 2 d of birth (not adjusted for service quality)
6.4
3.2-12.5







Structure-adjusted coverage
Process-adjusted coverage
Linked coverage estimates – exact match method
Exact match
3.8
1.1-6.6
REF
REF
2.7
0.8-4.6
REF
REF
Linked coverage estimates – aggregate methods
Aggregate by district (unweighted)
3.8
1.1-6.6
REF
REF
2.7
0.8-4.6
REF
REF
Aggregate by district (weighted)
3.4
1.1-5.7
-0.4
-10.5%
2.6
0.8-4.3
-0.1
-3.7%
Aggregate by district and provider category (unweighted)
3.9
1.2-6.6
0.1
2.6%
2.8
0.9-4.7
0.1
3.7%
Aggregate by district and provider category (weighted)
3.5
1.2-5.8
-0.3
-7.9%
2.5
0.7-4.2
-0.2
-7.4%
10km buffer (unweighted)
3.3
1.0-5.7
-0.5
-13.2%
2.7
0.7-4.7
0
0.0%
10 km buffer (weighted)
3.8
0.9-6.7
0
0.0%
2.8
0.7-4.8
0.1
3.7%
Linked coverage estimates – single-facility methods
Nearest facility (straight line)
3.6
0.9-6.3
-0.2
-5.3%
2.7
0.8-4.6
0
0.0%
Nearest facility (straight line) by provider category
3.6
1.1-6.0
-0.2
-5.3%
2.7*
0.8-4.7
0
0.0%
Nearest facility (road distance)
3.7
1.0-6.0
-0.1
-2.6%
2.7
0.8-4.7
0
0.0%
Nearest facility (road distance) by provider category 3.7 1.2-6.2 -0.1 -2.6% 2.8 0.8-4.8 0.1 3.7%

CI – confidence interval

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