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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Feb 23;5(4):e448–e457. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30078-5

Table 2:

Parameter estimates for monthly maternal indicators in the Forest region, Guinea, from January, 2013, to February, 2016

At least one antenatal care visit Three or more antenatal care visits Institutional deliveries
β 95% CI p value β 95% CI p value β 95% CI p value
Number of women using service at beginning of pre-Ebola Period (β0) 9568 8941 to 10 195 <0.0001 7555 7098 to 8012 <0.0001 3602 3345 to 3859 <0.0001
Average monthly change in number using service over pre-Ebola period (β1) 109 54 to 164 0.0005 119 79 to 158 <0.0001 61 38 to 84 <0.0001
Average monthly change in number using service during Ebola virus disease outbreak (β2) −923 −1882 to 36 0.0585 −624 −1568 to 320 0^1834 72 −333 to 476 0.7163
Difference between trend in service use during Ebola virus disease outbreak compared with pre-disease period (β3) −418 −535 to −300 <0.0001 −363 −485 to −242 <0.0001 −240 −293 to −187 <0.0001
Average monthly change in number using service during post-Ebola period (β4) 1712 357 to 3066 0.0157 103 −1385 to 1590 0.8871 982 362 to 1602 0.0034
Difference between trend in service use during post-Ebola period compared with outbreak period (β5) 173 51 to 294 0.0074 257 117 to 398 0.0010 149 91 to 206 <0.0001
Overall trends
 Linear trend during outbreak (β1 + β3) −309 −428 to −189 <0.0001 −244 −369 to −119 0.0006 −179 −233 to −125 <0.0001
 Linear trend after outbreak (β1 + β3 plus β5) −136 −231 to −40 0.0075 13 −109 to 134 0.8286 −30 −80 to 20 0.2294

Data are from the segmented ordinary least–square regression model adjusted for birth seasonality. p value tests the null hypothesis that each of the coefficients is equal to zero, following the model specification and description in the methods section.