Table 8.
Coverage estimates for sick child care (N = 183)
| % | 95% CI | Absolute difference | Relative difference | % | 95% CI | Absolute difference | Relative difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care-seeking from a skilled provider for fever, diarrhea, or signs of acute respiratory infection (not adjusted for service quality) |
43.2 |
35.7-60.0 |
||||||
|
Structure-adjusted coverage |
Process-adjusted coverage |
|||||||
|
Linked coverage estimates – exact match method | ||||||||
| Exact match |
22.9 |
18.2-27.5 |
REF |
REF |
16.8 |
12.8-20.8 |
REF |
REF |
|
Linked coverage estimates – aggregate methods | ||||||||
| Aggregate by district (unweighted) |
17.8* |
14.6-21.0 |
-5.1 |
-22.3% |
21.0* |
17.2-24.8 |
4.2 |
25.0% |
| Aggregate by district (weighted) |
19.7* |
16.1-23.2 |
-3.2 |
-14.0% |
21.2* |
17.4-25.0 |
4.4 |
26.2% |
| Aggregate by district and provider category (unweighted) |
20.3* |
15.8-24.8 |
-2.6 |
-11.4% |
17.4 |
13.3-21.4 |
0.6 |
3.6% |
| Aggregate by district and provider category (weighted) |
21.1* |
16.4-25.8 |
-1.8 |
-7.9% |
17.1 |
13.1-21.2 |
0.3 |
1.8% |
| 10 km buffer (unweighted) |
18.8* |
14.9-22.7 |
-4.1 |
-17.9% |
15.7 |
12.4-19.1 |
-1.1 |
-6.5% |
| 10 km buffer (weighted) |
19.1* |
15.1-23.0 |
-3.8 |
-16.6% |
15.6 |
12.1-19.1 |
-1.2 |
-7.1% |
|
Linked coverage estimates – single-facility methods | ||||||||
| Nearest facility (straight line) |
18.2* |
12.3-24.1 |
-4.7 |
-20.5% |
14.3 |
9.1-19.6 |
-2.5 |
-14.9% |
| Nearest facility (straight line) by provider category |
20.8* |
16.1-25.4 |
-2.1 |
-9.2% |
16.5 |
12.2-20.7 |
-0.3 |
-1.8% |
| Nearest facility (road distance) |
16.0* |
10.9-21.1 |
-6.9 |
-30.1% |
13.8 |
8.5-19.1 |
-3 |
-17.9% |
| Nearest facility (road distance) by provider category | 20.2* | 16.0-24.4 | -2.7 | -11.8% | 16.5 | 12.3-21.8 | -0.3 | -1.8% |
CI – confidence interval
*Exact-match and ecological estimates are significantly different at the P < 0.05 level.