Table 3.

Estimates of absolute and relative inequalities in the utilisation of hypertension management services, stratified by sex

	Screening				Medication
	Men		Women		Men		Women
Overall
SPR (95% CI)*	71.6	70.2–73.0	85.5	84.1–87.70	5.3	4.5–6.1	10.6	9.6–11.7
Household consumption
SPR (95% CI)*
Quintile 1 (poorest)	64.22	61.30–67.24	80.66	77.56–83.86	2.90	1.78–4.42	7.34	5.56–9.51
Quintile 2	68.80	65.77–71.94	83.85	80.77–87.02	3.75	2.38–5.63	10.72	8.54–13.29
Quintile 3	69.76	66.73–72.90	86.39	83.23–89.63	5.42	3.73–7.62	8.65	6.62–11.10
Quintile 4	74.75	71.63–77.97	87.37	84.17–90.67	5.60	3.91–7.76	12.24	9.75–15.17
Quintile 5 (richest)	80.36	77.12–83.70	89.95	86.67–93.31	8.58	6.48–11.14	15.21	12.28–18.61
Rate difference†	16.14	–	9.29	–	5.68	–	7.87	–
Rate ratio‡	1.25	–	1.12	–	2.96	–	2.07	–
RII (95% CI)§	2.66	2.34–3.03	2.71	2.32–3.17	4.74	2.73–8.22	2.63	1.80–3.84

*Standardised prevalence rate per 100 persons with 95% CI, age‐standardised to the total population.

^†Difference between richest and poorest quintile.

^‡Ratio between richest and poorest quintile.

^§Relative index of inequality, adjusted to age.