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. 2020 Jul 27;11(3):308–322. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.121

Table 4. Comparison of Utilization of Maternal Health Services Between PBF and Control Samples at Baseline and Endline .



Outcome Variable
Baseline Endline
Total PBF Control Difference Total PBF Control Difference
n Mean (%) n Mean (%) n Mean (%) n Mean (%) n Mean (%) n Mean (%)
ANC 1st trimester 6357 67.17 4909 67.39 1448 66.44 0.95 6168 73.98 4773 75.63 1395 68.32 7.31***
ANC4+a visits 6564 44.20 5070 44.91 1494 41.77 3.14** 6365 61.62 4928 62.50 1437 58.59 3.91***
TTV2+b 6557 62.80 5065 62.65 1492 63.34 -0.69*** 6213 43.68 4810 43.10 1403 45.69 -2.59*
HIV testing in pregnancy 6557 56.11 5065 57.14 1492 52.61 4.53 6215 54.88 4812 56.44 1403 49.54 6.90***
Iron supplementation 6557 93.18 5065 92.99 1492 93.83 -0.84 6209 98.20 4807 98.25 1402 98.00 0.25
Facility-based delivery 6511 89.08 5024 88.42 1487 91.32 -2.90*** 6220 91.27 4807 91.72 1413 89.74 1.98**
PNC1+c visit 6488 53.21 5002 54.48 1486 48.92 5.56*** 6194 76.40 4785 77.93 1409 71.19 6.74***
PNC3+d visits 6488 5.50 5002 4.96 1486 7.34 -2.38*** 6194 13.63 4785 14.48 1409 10.72 3.76***
Modern planning family methods 8643 11.25 6814 11.43 1829 10.55 0.88 8942 27.25 6806 27.80 2136 25.51 2.29

Abbreviations: TTV, tetanus toxoid vaccine; PNC, postnatal care; PBF, performance-based financing; ANC, Antenatal care.

aAt least 4 antenatal care; bAt least 2 tetanus doses during pregnancy; cAt least one postnatal care visit within 6 weeks; dAt least 3 postnatal care visits within 6 weeks

T test for differences between PBF and control samples; * P < .1, ** P < .05, *** P < .01.