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Table 7 Magnitude of inequalities in contraceptive services use in the intervention areas (baseline and endline)

From: Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan

Characteristics

 

Coverage, (%)

 

Inequality assessment

Overall

Q1 (Poorest)

Q5 (Richest)

SII (Q5: Q1, % points)

RII (Q5:Q1)

Concentration index (× 100)

Intervention areas

 Ever use

58.5 (56.6–60.4)

63.4 (60.1–66.8)

27.9 (19.7–36.1)

− 23.3 (−32.4−−14.2)

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

−1.6 (− 3.2−− 0.05)

 Current user

37.4 (35.4–39.4)

42.1 (38.2–45.9)

14.8 (9.6–20.0)

−18.8 (− 25.5−− 12.2)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

−0.1 (− 2.6–2.4)

 Modern method user

35.9 (33.9–37.8)

40.4 (36.7–44.2)

14.3 (9.5–19.2)

−17.5 (− 23.8−− 11.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

−0.04 (− 0.8–0.7)

 First time use(a)

68.8 (65.5–72.1)

73.7 (68.3–79.0)

78.1 (55.5–100.0)

4.4 (− 18.8–27.7)

1.2 (0.4–3.7)

− 2.3 (−5.4–0.7)

 Awareness

82.6 (81.1–84.1)

88.3 (85.9–90.7)

54.2 (45.1–63.2)

− 25.5 (− 33.1−− 18.0)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

−2.7 (− 3.8−− 1.6)

Control areas

 Ever use

36.1 (34.7–37.5)

39.3 (35.5–43.2)

35.6 (32.9–38.3)

− 12.8 (− 17.5−−8.1)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

− 6.9 (−9.2−−4.6)

 Current user

22.3 (21.0–23.6)

26.9 (23.2–30.5)

21.6 (19.2–24.0)

−9.3 (− 13.7−− 5.0)

0. 7 (0.6–0.8)

−7.0 (− 10.4−− 3.5)

 Modern method user

17.7 (16.5–18.9)

22.7 (19.2–26.1)

17.2 (14.9–19.4)

−7.4 (− 11.6−− 3.2)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

0.7 (0.3–1.1)

 First time use(a)

76.2 (71.2–81.1)

67.6 (51.9–83.4)

82.6 (75.7–89.5)

15.0 (− 2.2–32.1)

2.3 (1.0–5.4)

5.3 (1.8–9.0)

 Awareness

70.0 (68.7–71.3)

77.2 (73.9–80.6)

66.9 (64.6–69.2)

−22.1 (− 26.3−− 17.9)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

−6.2 (− 7.3−− 5.1)

  1. SII Slope index inequality, RII Relative index inequality; 95% CI, 95% Confidence interval, (a)First time contraceptive use; All equity analysis were adjusted for baseline and end line survey point