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Table 3 Association of three levels of Continuum of care (CoC) with various key determinants within each of the two waves of PDHS during 2006-2012

From: Continuum of care in maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan: analysis of trends and determinants from 2006 to 2012

Characteristics

PDHS (2006/07)

        

PDHS (2012/13)

        
 

n=5,724

n=7,461

 

Care at pregnancy

Care at delivery

Complete Continued Care

Care at pregnancy

Care at delivery

Complete Continued Care

 

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

Cont. Care

Discont. Care

p-valuea

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

Geographical classification

 Urban

56.2

26.7

<0.01

63.2

27.9

<0.01

64.9

29.7

<0.01

61.3

33.1

<0.01

64.8

34.1

<0.01

65.2

35.9

<0.01

 Rural

43.8

73.3

 

36.8

72.1

 

35.1

70.3

 

38.7

66.9

 

35.2

65.9

 

34.8

64.1

 

Respondents age

 15-24 years

23.3

24.5

<0.01

23.4

24.3

<0.01

22.8

24.4

<0.01

23.5

22.6

<0.01

23.6

22.6

<0.01

23.7

22.6

<0.01

 25-34 years

57.2

49

 

58.7

49.2

 

60.8

49.4

 

56.3

51.2

 

56.6

51.6

 

56.1

52.0

 

 35 years and above

19.4

26.5

 

17.8

26.5

 

16.4

26.3

 

20.2

26.2

 

19.8

25.8

 

20.1

25.3

 

Respondents age at first birth

 Less than 20 years

37.7

47.3

<0.01

32.4

47.6

<0.01

29.8

47.2

<0.01

29.6

45.8

<0.01

27.5

45.3

<0.01

25.3

44.9

<0.01

 20-29 years

58.6

49.6

 

63.2

49.3

 

66.0

49.7

 

64.7

51.9

 

66.0

52.5

 

67.7

52.8

 

 30 years and above

3.7

3.2

 

4.4

3.1

 

4.2

3.2

 

5.7

2.3

 

6.4

2.2

 

6.9

2.3

 

Respondents educational status

 Uneducated

41.2

76.3

<0.01

33.4

74.9

<0.01

31.6

72.8

<0.01

29.3

71.4

<0.01

24.3

69.9

<0.01

22.2

67.7

<0.01

 Primary

16.7

12.6

 

16.7

13.0

 

16.3

13.3

 

15.7

13.4

 

15.0

13.9

 

15.2

13.9

 

 Secondary

24.8

8.9

 

27.7

9.7

 

27.9

10.8

 

29.7

11.4

 

31.6

12.2

 

31.2

13.6

 

 Higher

17.3

2.2

 

22.3

2.3

 

24.2

3.2

 

25.4

3.8

 

29.2

4.0

 

31.4

4.8

 

Husbands educational status

 Uneducated

20.5

42.8

<0.01

16.1

41.8

<0.01

15.4

40.4

<0.01

15.7

40.3

<0.01

12.6

39.4

<0.01

11.5

38.1

<0.01

 Primary

12.4

17.5

 

11.0

17.4

 

10.2

17.1

 

10.7

15.5

 

9.6

15.5

 

9.4

15.2

 

 Secondary

38

29

 

39.1

29.4

 

38.2

30.1

 

38.0

29.6

 

38.1

30.4

 

38.2

30.8

 

 Higher

29.1

10.7

 

33.7

11.4

 

36.1

12.3

 

35.6

14.6

 

39.6

14.8

 

40.9

15.9

 

Respondents employment status

 Unemployed

77.0

69.3

<0.01

80.0

69.3

<0.01

78.9

70.2

<0.01

83.3

77.2

<0.01

85.1

76.9

<0.01

84.4

77.7

<0.01

 Employed

23.0

30.7

 

20.0

30.7

 

21.1

29.8

 

16.7

22.8

 

14.9

23.1

 

15.6

22.3

 

Husbands employment status

 Unemployed

3.0

3.5

0.34

2.9

3.5

0.34

2.2

3.5

0.05

1.9

3.1

<0.01

1.8

3.0

<0.01

1.5

3.1

<0.01

 Employed

97.0

96.5

 

97.1

96.5

 

97.8

96.5

 

98.1

96.9

 

98.2

97.0

 

98.5

96.9

 

Parity/Number of children

 1-2 children

42.4

32.8

<0.01

47.2

32.5

<0.01

48.2

33.2

<0.01

49.6

30.7

<0.01

52.5

30.9

<0.01

53.8

31.9

<0.01

 3-4 children

30.6

27.7

 

30.6

27.9

 

31.6

27.8

 

30.3

30.0

 

30.2

30.2

 

30.1

30.2

 

 5 children or more

27.0

39.5

 

22.2

39.7

 

20.2

39.0

 

20.1

39.3

 

17.3

38.9

 

16.1

37.9

 

Respondents autonomy to healthcare decision-making

 Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52.3

38.3

<0.01

54.1

38.9

<0.01

54.0

39.8

<0.01

 No

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

47.7

61.7

 

45.9

61.1

 

46.0

60.2

 

Exposure to mass media

 Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

87.4

59.1

<0.01

89.9

60.5

<0.01

91.2

62.0

<0.01

 No

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12.6

40.9

 

10.1

39.5

 

8.8

38.0

 

Wealth quintile

 Richest

40.8

9.0

<0.01

48.6

10.1

<0.01

51.4

11.9

<0.01

40.1

7.7

<0.01

44.8

8.5

<0.01

48.2

9.5

<0.01

 Richer

24.8

16.1

 

24.8

17.0

 

23.7

17.6

 

24.5

15.6

 

25.0

16.2

 

24.6

17.0

 

 Middle

14.6

21.4

 

12.7

21.2

 

12.4

20.8

 

15.8

21.2

 

14.5

21.5

 

13.6

21.3

 

 Poorer

11.5

25.6

 

8.8

24.8

 

7.5

24.1

 

12.0

24.9

 

10.7

24.1

 

8.9

24.0

 

 Poorest

8.2

27.9

 

5.0

26.9

 

4.9

25.6

 

7.6

30.6

 

5.0

29.7

 

4.6

28.2

 

Distance from health facility for medical care

 Big problem

-

 

-

  

-

-

-

-

28.7

52.7

<0.01

25.2

52.0

<0.01

23.9

50.9

<0.01

 Not a big problem

-

 

-

  

-

-

-

-

71.3

47.3

 

74.8

48.0

 

76.1

49.1

 

Transport arrangement for medical care

 Big problem

-

 

-

  

-

-

-

-

31.8

57.7

<0.01

28.3

56.9

<0.01

27.1

55.5

<0.01

 Not a big problem

-

 

-

  

-

-

-

-

68.2

42.3

 

71.7

43.1

 

72.9

44.5

 
  1. aChi-square test was applied to measure p-value