Table 1.
Comparison of demographic status, health resource, and healthcare characteristics by different economic status from 2013 to 2020.
| Economic status (95% CI) a |
p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest | Low | Middle | High | Highest | ||
| Number of livebirths (per 10 000 population) | 42.2 (18.2–62.7) | 40.6 (12.9–71.7) | 35.6 (11.3–66.4) | 31.6 (20.8–65.0) | 21.6 (13.1–59.1) | <0.001* |
| Proportion of maternal systematic management (%) | 90.8 (85.9–93.8) | 87.2 (84.7–91.9) | 91.3 (87.8–94.0) | 92.1 (91.4–93.2) | 95.9 (93.1–96.4) | <0.001* |
| Proportion of total health expenditure in GDP (%) | 8.2 (7.2–9.8) | 6.8 (6.1–8.8) | 6.9 (6.2–8.0) | 5.9 (4.9–6.4) | 5.2 (4.3–6.4) | <0.001* |
| Number of licensed doctors and nurses per 1000 population | 5.9 (4.9–6.5) | 5.7 (5.3–6.7) | 6.3 (5.8–7.1) | 6.5 (5.9–7.1) | 7.3 (6.5–8.4) | <0.001* |
| Proportion of female illiterates aged 15 years or over (%) | 11.8 (4.4–15.7) | 7.4 (4.7–10.6) | 6.5 (4.6–9.7) | 6.2 (4.6–8.2) | 5.7 (3.3–8.5) | <0.001* |
Economic levels were defined by dividing GDP per capita into quintiles (lowest, low, middle, high, highest).
Data was presented as median with interquartile range.
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p<0.05.
a
95% CI, 95% confidence interval.