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Table 3 Institutional delivery compared between intervention and control areas by quintile

From: Conditional cash transfers to improve use of health facilities by mothers and newborns in conflict affected countries, a prospective population based intervention study from Afghanistan

 

Number (%) of mothers in intervention

Number (%) of mothers in control

Crude mean difference (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted mean differencea (95% CI)

P value

Unrestricted analysis

Overall

n = 2432

n = 2469

n = 4901

 

n = 3883

 

 Baseline (n = 2441)

744/1182 (62.9%)

726/1236 (58.7%)

    

 Endline (n = 2491)

965/1250 (77.2%)

827/1233 (67.1%)

    

 Difference

14.3%

8.4%

5.9% (0.01–0.11)

0.027

3.3% (−0.14–0.21)

0.685

Quintile 1 (poorest)

  

n = 888

 

n = 708

 

 Baseline (n = 465)

55/111 (49.6%)

165/354 (46.6%)

    

 Endline (n = 423)

119/165 (72.1%)

178/258 (69.0%)

    

 Difference

22.5%

22.4%

0.1% (−0.14–0.14)

0.979

0.8% (− 0.30–0.32)

0.953

Quintile 2

  

n = 869

 

n = 753

 

 Baseline (n = 446)

141/220 (64.1%)

125/226 (55.3%)

    

 Endline (n = 423)

192/254 (75.6%)

105/169 (62.1%)

    

 Difference

11.5%

6.8%

4.7% (−0.08–0.18)

0.475

5.4% (− 0.14–0.24)

0.541

Quintile 3

  

n = 878

 

n = 801

 

 Baseline (n = 455)

190/290 (65.5%)

99/165 (60.0%)

    

 Endline (n = 423)

149/200 (74.5%)

153/223 (68.6%)

    

 Difference

9.0%

8.6%

0.4% (−0.12–0.13)

0.954

−3.0% (− 0.27–0.20)

0.781

Quintile 4

  

n = 876

 

n = 780

 

 Baseline (n = 459)

153/239 (64.0%)

161/220 (73.2%)

    

 Endline (n = 417)

142/142 (71.3%)

135/218 (61.9%)

    

 Difference

7.3%

−11.3%

18.6% (0.06–0.31)

0.003

10.7% (−0.20–0.42)

0.465

Quintile 5

  

n = 869

 

n = 841

 

 Baseline (n = 447)

150/235 (63.8%)

143/212 (67.5%)

    

 Endline (n = 422)

253/270 (93.7%)

126/152 (82.9%)

    

 Difference

29.9%

15.4%

14.4% (0.03–0.26)

0.011

6.6% (−0.20–0.33)

0.602

Restricted analysisb

Overall

n = 1524

n = 2275

n = 3799

 

n = 2938

 

 Baseline (n = 2418)

744/1182 (62.9%)

726/1236 (58.7%)

    

 Endline (n = 1381)

291/342 (85.1%)

690/1039 (66.4%)

    

 Difference

22.2%

7.7%

14.5% (0.08–0.21)

< 0.001

6.1% (− 0.17–0.29)

0.575

Quintile 1 (poorest)

n = 128

n = 591

n = 719

 

n = 542

 

 Baseline (n = 465)

55/111 (49.6%)

165/354 (46.6%)

    

 Endline (n = 254)

13/17 (76.5%)

165/237 (69.6%)

    

 Difference

26.9%

23.0%

3.9% (−0.20–0.28)

0.746

−0.7% (− 0.42–0.41)

0.971

Quintile 2

n = 238

n = 366

n = 604

 

n = 491

 

 Baseline (n = 446)

141/220 (64.1%)

125/226 (55.3%)

    

 Endline (n = 158)

17/18 (94.4%)

89/140 (63.6%)

    

 Difference

30.3%

8.3%

22.0% (0.06–0.38)

0.007

21.4% (0.07–0.36)

0.008

Quintile 3

n = 329

n = 352

n = 681

 

n = 607

 

 Baseline (n = 455)

190/290 (65.5%)

99/165 (60.0%)

    

 Endline (n = 226)

28/39 (71.8%)

131/187 (70.1%)

    

 Difference

6.3%

10.1%

−3.8% (−0.22–0.14)

0.684

−5.8% (−0.35–0.24)

0.673

Quintile 4

n = 295

n = 408

n = 703

 

n = 609

 

 Baseline (n = 459)

153/239 (64.0%)

161/220 (73.2%)

    

 Endline (n = 244)

40/56 (71.4%)

114/188 (60.6%)

    

 Difference

7.4%

−12.6%

20.0% (0.04–0.36)

0.016

6.3% (−0.30–0.42)

0.709

Quintile 5

n = 410

n = 305

n = 715

 

n = 689

 

 Baseline (n = 447)

150/235 (63.8%)

143/212 (67.5%)

    

 Endline (n = 268)

168/175 (96.0%)

71/93 (76.3%)

    

 Difference

32.2%

8.8%

23.4% (0.11–0.36)

< 0.001

13.5% (−0.21–0.48)

0.404

  1. aAdjusted for clustering by district, maternal age, parity, maternal education, quintile and access to health facilities
  2. bIntervention endline population restricted to mothers who reported that she knew (i) there were any programs that would give her money if she delivered in a health facility or (ii) she would receive our CCT incentive if she delivered in a health facility; intervention baseline population not restricted. Control endline population restricted to mothers who reported that she did not know (i) or (ii); control baseline population not restricted