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Table 2 Use of at least one antenatal care (ANC) from skilled personnel by sociodemographic and economic factors in the years 2006, 2011–12, and 2017

From: Trend of sociodemographic and economic inequalities in the use of maternal health services in Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 2006 to 2017: MICS data analysis.

Variables

Year 2006 (N = 1622)

Year 2011–12 (N = 4444)

Year 2017 (N = 4460)

% change between years

n

%a

95% CIb

n

%a

95% CIb

n

%a

95% CIb

Years 2011–12 and 2006

Years 2017 and 2011–12

Overall

n = 1597

n = 4357

n = 4459

 

547

35.7

31.3–40.3

2295

55.4

52.6–58.1

3438

78.4

76.1–80.5

19.7

23.0

Mother’s age

n = 1597

n = 4357

n = 4459

 

 15–19

70

38.3

30.3–47.1

285

49.7

45.0–54.4

406

74.4

69.4–78.8

11.4

24.7

 20–24

167

38.7

32.9–44.9

756

58.8

55.0–62.5

1075

79.4

76.5–82.0

20.1

20.6

 25–34

248

35.3

29.8–41.2

1016

57.9

54.3–61.4

1627

80.8

78.2–83.1

22.6

22.9

 35–49

62

28.3

21.8–35.9

238

44.8

39.8–49.9

330

70.3

65.0–75.0

16.5

25.5

Educational attainment

n = 1580

n = 4357

n = 4459

 

 No education

93

14.5

10.7–19.4

307

23.7

20.6–27.2

431

49.5

44.5–54.6

9.2

25.8

 Primary

265

38.3

33.2–43.7

991

57.3

54.0–60.5

1256

76.5

73.6–79.2

19.0

19.2

 Secondary or higher

185

76.5

69.6–82.2

997

83

80.1–85-5

1751

92.2

90.5–93.6

6.5

9.2

Area of residence

n = 1597

n = 4357

n = 4459

 

 Rural without road

56

14.4

9.8–20.8

84

19.3

13.8–26.2

328

55.4

48.0–62.6

4.9

36.1

 Rural with road

321

34.3

29.0–40.1

1477

50.8

47.6–53.9

2012

76.4

73.5–79.1

16.5

25.6

 Urban

170

77.8

68.8–84.9

734

85.4

80.8–89.0

1098

93.3

91.0–95.1

7.6

7.9

Ethnicity

n = 1596

n = 4351

n = 4459

 

 Other

82

21.1

15.5–28.1

597

41.0

36.6–45.5

139

60.4

50.0–69.9

19.9

19.4

 Hmong

24

11.2

7.1–17.2

130

24.2

19.4–29.7

537

61.3

55.3–66.9

13.0

37.1

 Khmu

72

31.3

21.4–43.2

249

43.6

37.6–49.9

888

66.8

62.2–71.2

12.3

23.2

 Lao

369

51.7

45.3–58.0

1314

74.5

70.4–78.2

1874

89.4

87.0–91.4

22.8

14.9

Wealth quintiles

n = 1597

n = 4357

n = 4459

 

 Poorest

86

16.6

12.2–22.2

297

23.4

20.3–26.8

659

51.8

47.3–56.2

6.8

28.4

 Poor

106

24.9

19.6–30.9

434

42.9

38.7–47.1

791

74

70.4–77.4

18.0

31.1

 Middle

100

31.7

25.4–38.7

536

63.4

59.0–67.5

734

88.3

85.3–90.7

31.7

24.9

 Rich

115

55.3

47.4–62.8

516

78.6

74.3–82.3

645

93.7

91.3–95.5

23.3

15.1

Richest

140

88.9

82.1–93.3

512

93.7

90.4–95.9

609

97.3

94.9–98.6

4.8

3.6

  1. a%: prevalence
  2. b95% confidence interval