Table 7. Comparison of Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) Between PBF2, PBF3 and PBF4 Compared With PBF1 at Baseline .

Control Variable	PBF2 vs PBF1					PBF3 vs. PBF1					PBF4 vs. PBF1
	Total		PBF2	PBF1	Difference	Total		PBF3	PBF1	Difference	Total		PBF4	PBF1	Difference
	n	Mean (%)	Mean (%)	Mean (%)		n	Mean (%)	Mean (%)	Mean (%)		N	Mean (%)	Mean (%)	Mean (%)
Age
15-20 years	687	20.62	21.72	19.60	2.12	666	19.96	20.36	19.60	0.76	279	20.61	22.45	17.66	4.79**
>21 years	2645	79.38	78.28	80.40		2670	80.04	79.64	80.40		1075	79.39	77.55	82.34
Literacy
Literate	468	14.05	12.86	15.14	-2.28	480	14.39	13.57	15.14	-1.57	102	7.53	7.68	7.29	0.39
Illiterate	2864	85.95	87.14	84.86		2856	85.61	86.43	84.86		1252	92.47	92.32	92.71
Parity
0-3 Pregnancies	1972	59.18	60.61	57.86	2.75	1942	58.21	58.59	57.86	0.73	892	65.88	67.23	63.72	3.51
≥4 Pregnancies	1360	40.82	39.39	42.14		1394	41.79	41.41	42.14		462	34.12	32.77	36.28
Marital status
Married	3172	95.20	96.07	94.39	1.68***	3173	95.11	95.89	94.39	1.50***	1326	97.93	97.24	99.04	-1.80***
Unmarried	160	4.80	3.93	5.61		163	4.89	4.11	5.61		28	2.07	2.76	0.96
Distance to catchment facility
≤5 km	2307	69.24	66.79	71.50	-4.71***	2279	68.32	64.88	71.50	-6.62***	2307	41.51	36.85	48.94	-12.09***
>5 km	1025	30.76	33.21	28.50		1057	31.68	35.12	28.50		1025	58.49	63.15	51.06
Wealth groups
Lowest 20%	514	15.53	14.79	16.01	-1.22	563	16.88	17.81	16.01	1.80	328	24.22	24.97	23.03	1.94
Upper 80%	2818	84.57	85.21	83.99		2773	83.12	82.19	83.99		1026	75.78	75.03	76.97

Abbreviation: PBF, performance-based financing.

T test for differences between PBF2 and PBF1, PBF3 and PBF1 “in 4 regions” and PBF4 and PBF1 “in Boucle du Mouhoun” samples. ** P < .05, *** P < .01.