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Table 3 Institutional deliveries by sociodemographic and economic factors in 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 = 4381

N = 4460

  

337

23.1

19.3–27.3

1645

40.7

38.1–43.4

2843

65.5

63.1–67.9

17.6

24.8

Mother’s age

n = 1597

n = 4381

n = 4460

  

 15–19

46

25.1

18.0–33.9

232

41.6

36.9–46.4

321

57.8

52.1–63.2

16.5

16.2

 20–24

98

23.7

18.7–29.4

522

41.9

38.5–45.5

892

66.8

63.6–69.8

18.2

24.9

 25–34

152

23.3

18.5–28.9

715

41.8

38.4–45.3

1346

67.6

56.4–66.8

18.5

25.8

 35–49

41

19.1

13.7–25.9

176

33.8

29.2–38.8

284

61.8

63.1–67.9

14.7

28.0

Educational attainment

n = 1580

n = 4381

n = 4460

  

 No education

80

11.9

0.7–18.7

265

20.8

17.5–24.7

333

38.2

33.4–43.2

8.9

17.4

 Primary

117

17.7

14.3–21.7

554

32.7

29.7–35.8

957

58.5

55.1–61.8

15.0

25.8

 Secondary or higher

135

60.4

51.9–68.4

826

70.7

67.3–73.8

1553

83.2

80.7–85.4

10.3

12.5

Area of residence

n = 1597

n = 4381

n = 4460

  

 Rural without road

40

10.1

4.6–20.8

94

17.6

12.1–24.2

235

40.1

33.3–47.3

7.5

22.5

 Rural with road

170

17.9

14.3–22.1

911

32.4

29.5–35.4

1579

60.2

56.9–63.4

14.5

27.8

 Urban

127

63.6

53.0–73.0

640

76.5

71.8–80.7

1029

89.0

86.4–91.1

12.9

12.5

Ethnicity

n = 1596

n = 4375

n = 4460

  

 Other

90

22.1

13.4–34.3

488

34.3

30.2–38.6

110

46.5

37.1–56.3

12.2

12.2

 Hmong

20

9.7

6.1–15.0

90

16.8

13.2–21.2

420

47.0

40.8–53.3

7.1

30.2

 Khmu

26

10.9

6.8–17.0

134

23.6

19.2–28.1

662

50.5

46.1–54.8

12.7

26.9

 Lao

201

31.5

25.8–37.7

930

54.7

50.5–58.9

1651

78.6

75.8–81.1

23.2

23.9

Wealth quintiles

n = 1597

n = 4381

n = 4460

  

 Poorest

75

12.8

7.5–21.1

205

15.6

12.6–19.1

452

35.5

31.4–39.8

2.8

19.9

 Poor

53

13.6

9.9–18.5

236

24.4

20.8–28.3

575

53.7

49.7–57.7

10.8

29.3

 Middle

39

12.3

8.6–17.2

343

40.3

36.2–44.6

623

73.1

69.0–76.7

28.0

32.8

 Rich

55

29.0

22.3–36.7

378

57.6

52.8–62.3

592

86.0

82.6–88.9

28.6

28.4

 Richest

115

75.9

66.4–83.3

483

89.0

85.4–91.8

601

96.3

94.2–97.6

13.1

7.3

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