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Table 2 Inequality indices estimates of the factors associated with the prevalence of births by caesarean section, 1998-2014 (%)

From: Inequalities in prevalence of birth by caesarean section in Ghana from 1998-2014

Inequality dimension

1998

2003

2008

2014

Estimate

LB

UB

Estimate

LB

UB

Estimate

LB

UB

Estimate

LB

UB

Economic status

 D

11.49

7.83

15.16

10.70

6.80

14.60

13.66

8.80

18.52

23.87

19.33

28.40

 PAF

226.64

206.65

246.64

230.05

209.46

250.64

116.79

104.54

129.04

117.88

109.66

126.11

 PAR

8.99

8.20

9.79

8.49

7.73

9.25

8.06

7.22

8.91

15.08

14.03

16.13

 R

8.82

3.03

14.62

8.21

2.93

13.49

11.42

3.77

19.08

6.95

4.65

9.25

Education

 D

4.68

2.94

6.43

4.75

2.79

6.71

7.55

4.70

10.40

11.50

8.99

14.01

 PAF

63.65

46.24

81.06

74.32

57.92

90.73

58.97

43.46

74.48

34.61

26.17

43.05

 PAR

2.53

1.83

3.22

2.74

2.14

3.35

4.07

3.00

5.14

4.43

3.35

5.51

 R

3.59

1.68

5.50

3.83

1.79

5.87

3.20

1.55

4.86

3.01

2.07

3.95

Place of residence

 D

5.99

3.77

8.20

5.80

3.57

8.04

5.88

2.94

8.82

10.90

7.84

13.96

 PAF

114.39

103.08

125.71

105.21

93.46

116.97

52.87

42.18

63.56

46.84

40.91

52.76

 PAR

4.54

4.09

4.99

3.88

3.45

4.32

3.65

2.91

4.39

5.99

5.23

6.75

 R

3.38

2.10

4.66

4.28

2.38

6.18

2.26

1.41

3.10

2.38

1.71

3.06

Region

 D

10.64

7.54

13.73

11.49

6.72

16.25

9.52

5.44

13.60

20.21

15.16

25.26

 PAF

194.50

147.59

241.41

224.53

181.34

267.71

54.25

19.31

89.19

78.70

69.29

88.11

 PAR

7.72

5.86

9.58

8.29

6.69

9.88

3.75

1.33

6.16

10.07

8.87

11.27

 R

11.17

0.54

22.87

24.28

26.36

74.92

9.43

6.16

25.01

8.61

3.59

13.63

  1. D Difference, R Ratio, PAR Population Attributable Risk, PAF Population Attributable Fraction, LB Lower Bound, UB Upper Bound