Table 8.
Magnitude of Inequalities in Contraceptive and Health Services Use in Greenstar Project Areas
| Characteristics | Coverage (%) | Inequality Assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Q1 (Poorest) | Q5 (Richest) | SII (Q5: Q1, % points) | RII (Q5:Q1) | Concentration Index (x100) | |
| Intervention areas | ||||||
| Ever use | 41.0 (39.1−42.8) | 37.9 (34.1−41.8) | 41.2 (37.0−45.3) | 3.2 (−2.5−8.8) | 1.1 (0.9−1.5) | 0.8 (−0.1−2.7) |
| Current user | 23.9 (22.2−25.5) | 23.7 (20.3−27.1) | 22.9 (19.3−26.4) | −0.9 (−5.8−4.0) | 1.0 (0.8−1.2) | 2.2 (−0.3−4.7) |
| Modern-method user | 17.4 (16.0−18.9) | 17.6 (14.6−20.6) | 16.6 (13.5−19.8) | −0.1 (−5.3−3.4) | 1.1 (0.8−1.4) | −0.8 (−1.4−-0.2) |
| First-time use | 74.6 (71.2−77.9) | 83.7 (76.3−91) | 81.4 (74.0−88.7) | −2.3 (−12.6–8.1) | 0.7 (0.3−1.4) | −0.5 (−3.1−2.1) |
| Knowledge | 94.6 (93.7−95.4) | 93.9 (91.8−96) | 93.5 (91.5−95.5) | −1.3 (−4.0−1.4) | 0.8 (0.5−1.3) | −0.5 (−1.0−0.01) |
| ANCa | 82.0 (80.5−83.5) | 86.6 (83.5−89.6) | 72.1 (68.4−75.8) | −14.7(−19.4−-10.0) | 0.4 (0.3−0.5) | −3.3 (−4.3−-2.2) |
| Delivery at health facilities | 66.2 (64.4−68.0) | 73.3 (69.4−77.2) | 57.8 (53.8−61.9) | −16.3(−22.0−-10.6) | 0.5 (0.4−0.6) | −4.6 (−6.2−-3.0) |
| Control areas | ||||||
| Ever use | 39.1 (37.2−41.0) | 35.1 (30.6−39.7) | 38.6 (34.4−42.9) | 3.7 (−2.5−10.0) | 1.0 (0.8−1.3) | −0.8 (−3.3−1.8) |
| Current user | 24.0 (22.3−25.7) | 20.2 (16.3−24.0) | 21.7 (18.1−25.3) | 1.8 (−3.5−7.0) | 1.1 (0.8−1.4) | −2.3 (−5.7−1.2) |
| Modern-method user | 19.0 (17.5−20.6) | 16.5 (13.0−20.1) | 14.7 (11.6−17.8) | −1.7 (−6.4−3.0) | 0.7 (0.6−1.0) | 0.3 (−0.3−0.9) |
| First time useb | 67.6 (63.2−72.0) | 70.0 (62.0−78.0) | 76.0 (65.6−86.4) | 6.0 (−7.1−19.0) | 1.4 (0.7−2.8) | 2.2 (−1.6−6.0) |
| Knowledge | 93.8 (92.9−94.8) | 96.0 (94.3−97.6) | 93.6 (91.4−95.8) | −2.1(−5.1−0.9) | 0.6 (0.4−1.1) | −0.4 (−1.0−0.2) |
| ANCa | 87.4 (86.1−88.8) | 90.3 (87.7−92.8) | 79.6 (75.9−83.3) | −8.9 (−13.1−-4.7) | 0.5 (0.3−0.7) | −2.0 (−2.9−-1.1) |
| Delivery at health facilities | 56.9 (54.9−58.8) | 61.6 (57.5−65.7) | 42.1 (37.6−46.5) | −20.0 (−26.0−-13.9) | 0.4 (0.3−0.6) | −8.1 (−10.1−-6.1) |
Notes: aFirst-time contraceptive use. bReceived antenatal care from skilled birth attendants. Explanatory note: All equity analysis was adjusted for baseline and endline survey points.
Abbreviations: SII, slope index inequality; RII, relative index inequality; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.