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Table 4 Magnitude and trends in inequalities in neonatal mortality rate in Guinea: Evidence from Guinea DHSs (1999–2012)

From: Disparities in use of skilled birth attendants and neonatal mortality rate in Guinea over two decades

Dimension

 

1999

2005

2012

Measure

Estimate (95% UI)

Estimate (95% UI)

Estimate (95% UI)

Household economic status

D

17.6 (4.1, 31.1)

21.7 (4.1, 39.3)

17.2 (2.5, 31.8)

PAF

−25.7 (−29.6, −21.9)

−30.2 (−33.8, −26.5)

−21.4 (−26.1, −16.7)

PAR

−13.3 (−15.3, −11.3)

−16.5 (−18.5, −14.5)

−8.6 (−10.5, −6.7)

R

1.4 (1.0, 1.8)

1.5 (0.9, 2.1)

1.5 (0.9, 2.1)

Maternal educational level

D

29.6 (15.8, 43.4)

13.5 (−7.8, 34.9)

17.9 (6.4, 29.5)

PAF

−51.8 (−57.9, −45.7)

−23.0 (−30.0, −16.1)

−41.4 (−47.5, −35.4)

PAR

−26.8 (−30.0, −23.7)

−12.6 (−16.4, −8.8)

−16.7 (−19.2, −14.3)

R

2.1 (1.0, 3.3)

1.3 (0.6, 1.9)

1.7 (0.9, 2.5)

Place of residence

D

13.7 (4.0, 23.4)

11.7 (0.5, 23.0)

6.1 (−4.1, 16.4)

PAF

−19.9 (−22.8, −16.9)

−16.6 (−19.4, −13.7)

−11.3 (−14.8, −7.9)

PAR

−10.3 (−11.8, −8.8)

−9.1 (−10.6, −7.5)

−4.6 (−6.0, −3.2)

R

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

1.1 (0.8, 1.4)

Neonate sex

D

15.2 (5.9, 24.4)

17.3 (7.5, 27.0)

12.1 (3.2, 20.9)

PAF

−15.1 (−16.8, −13.3)

−16.2 (−17.8, −14.6)

−15.3 (−17.3, −13.2)

PAR

−7.8 (−8.7, −6.9)

−8.9 (−9.7, −8.0)

−6.1 (−7.0, −5.3)

R

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

Subnational region

D

18.6 (3.3, 33.8)

35.4 (11.8, 58.9)

25.9 (10.4, 41.3)

PAF

−16.7 (−21.2, −12.2)

−32.4 (−36.9, −27.9)

−39.9 (−43.8, −35.9)

PAR

−8.6 (−11.0, −6.3)

−17.8 (−20.2, −15.3)

−16.1 (−17.7, −14.5)

R

1.4 (1.0, 1.8)

1.9 (0.9, 2.9)

2.0 (1.2, 2.9)

  1. Notes: D Difference, PAF Population Attributable Fraction, PAR Population Attributable Risk, R Ratio