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Table 2 Coverage of PNC Services by Common Equity Strata for Bangladesh and Pakistan

From: Comparison of inequality in utilization of postnatal care services between Bangladesh and Pakistan: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018

Equity Strata

Bangladesh

Pakistan

PNC Check of Women within 2 Days by Skilled Provider

PNC Check of Newborns within 2 Days by Skilled Provider

Adequate PNC Content of Newborns within 2 days

PNC Check of Women within 2 Days by Skilled Provider

PNC Check of Newborns within 2 Days by Skilled Provider

Adequate PNC Content of Newborns within 2 days

 

Percent [95% CI]

Percent [95% CI]

Percent [95% CI]

Percent [95% CI]

Percent [95% CI]

Percent [95% CI]

National

49.36 [46.90-51.83]

49.42 [47.00-51.84]

13.13 [11.72–14.69]

48.37 [44.84–51.92]

51.25 [47.92–54.57]

8.00 [6.52–9.79]

Women’s Age

      

15–19

51.42 [46.84–55.98]

51.77 [47.24–56.28]

10.91 [8.57–13.79]

40.63 [32.28–49.55]

47.29 [38.34–56.42]

1.84 [0.63–5.25]

20–34

49.24 [46.66–51.83]

49.28 [46.69–51.87]

13.95 [12.33–15.76]

50.05 [46.32–53.77]

52.97 [49.60-56.32]

8.21 [6.77–9.92]

35–49

44.68 [38.25–51.29]

44.03 [37.61–50.67]

9.33 [6.16–13.89]

43.26 [37.18–49.56]

44.76 [38.79–50.89]

8.98 [5.70-13.86]

Women’s Education

      

No formal education

22.74 [17.59–28.88]

23.16 [17.92–29.40]

4.40 [2.38–8.01]

33.11 [29.25–37.22]

37.23 [33.40-41.22]

2.35 [1.54–3.56]

Primary education not completed

27.84 [23.77–32.32]

26.99 [23.02–31.36]

7.24 [5.24–9.91]

42.89 [33.71–52.59]

50.61 [41.48–59.70]

2.83 [1.07–7.25]

Primary education completed

30.47 [25.49–35.96]

33.16 [28.15–38.58]

8.44 [6.10-11.56]

51.60 [44.87–58.27]

50.59 [43.82–57.34]

7.43 [4.49–12.07]

Junior school completed

51.30 [48.39–54.20]

51.03 [48.14–53.92]

11.93 [10.21–13.91]

63.50 [55.27–71.01]

63.44 [55.28–70.89]

13.66 [9.22–19.78]

Secondary or higher

77.49 [74.45–80.25]

77.55 [74.57–80.26]

24.25 [21.18–27.60]

78.64 [73.92–82.70]

80.35 [75.79–84.23]

20.75 [16.84–25.30]

Place of Residence

      

Urban

64.88 [61.03–68.54]

64.38 [60.60-67.98]

17.86 [15.34–20.69]

66.55 [61.88–70.91]

68.85 [64.48–72.91]

16.74 [13.43–20.66]

Rural

43.74 [40.79–46.74]

44.00 [41.10-46.94]

11.42 [9.76–13.32]

40.71 [36.47–45.08]

43.82 [39.81–47.93]

4.31 [2.98–6.21]

Wealth Quintile

      

Poorest

23.83 [20.46–27.57]

23.53 [20.22–27.21]

7.06 [5.11–9.67]

32.52 [26.37–39.33]

34.74 [28.95–41.02]

1.09 [0.55–2.15]

Poorer

35.40 [31.71–39.26]

36.17 [32.42–40.09]

9.06 [7.18–11.37]

32.08 [27.10–37.50]

35.01 [29.67–40.75]

2.68 [1.41–5.04]

Middle

49.24 [44.78–53.71]

49.95 [45.50-54.41]

11.13 [8.90-13.84]

43.70 [38.30-49.26]

50.61 [45.78–55.43]

5.89 [3.83–8.94]

Richer

58.58 [54.57–62.49]

59.01 [54.95–62.94]

14.09 [11.33–17.39]

65.01 [58.56–70.95]

66.97 [60.61–72.77]

11.87 [7.64–17.99]

Richest

82.09 [79.13–84.72]

80.75 [77.63–83.53]

24.90 [21.73–28.37]

82.46 [78.06–86.13]

82.17 [76.07–86.98]

24.22 [19.87–29.17]

Media Exposure

      

Yes

61.23 [58.60-63.79]

61.53 [58.94–64.05]

17.21 [15.37–19.22]

60.89 [56.81–64.83]

63.52 [59.56–67.30]

13.25 [10.97–15.91]

No

34.82 [31.63–38.15]

34.58 [31.48–37.81]

8.14 [6.52–10.12]

37.45 [33.21–41.88]

40.55 [36.38–44.86]

3.42 [2.30–5.05]

Women’s Autonomy

      

Yes

49.47 [46.48–52.47]

49.20 [46.25–52.16]

14.02 [12.22–16.03]

59.95 [54.99–64.71]

64.15 [59.65–68.41]

11.75 [9.04–15.14]

No

49.24 [46.14–52.34]

49.68 [46.63–52.73]

12.09 [10.33–14.10]

43.48 [39.78–47.28]

45.80 [42.17–49.47]

6.41 [5.00-8.19]

Facility Delivery

      

Yes

97.96 [97.12–98.56]

97.73 [96.93–98.33]

25.71 [23.13–28.46]

76.31 [73.38–79.02]

79.85 [76.92–82.49]

12.72 [10.49–15.35]

No

7.41 [6.15–8.91]

7.71 [6.46–9.17]

2.28 [1.61–3.21]

3.74 [2.33–5.96]

5.57 [3.94–7.82]

0.45 [0.18–1.15]

Mode of Delivery

      

Cesarean section

98.88 [98.01–99.37]

98.44 [97.56-99.00]

28.79 [25.69–32.10]

94.97 [92.26–96.76]

91.10 [87.48–93.74]

22.47 [18.49–27.03]

Normal delivery

26.87 [24.68–29.18]

27.15 [24.98–29.43]

6.02 [4.95–7.31]

37.36 [34.29–41.36]

42.18 [38.78–45.65]

4.70 [3.50–6.29]

Number of ANC Visits

      

Zero

12.86 [8.90-18.22]

13.47 [9.47–18.82]

1.53 [0.49–4.65]

10.29 [7.46–14.02]

13.05 [9.53–17.60]

0.31 [0.07–1.35]

1 to 4

42.54 [39.79–45.34]

42.48 [39.74–45.27]

10.59 [9.12–12.25]

40.66 [36.74–44.71]

44.87 [41.08–48.72]

4.80 [3.42–6.69]

More than four

68.58 [65.54–71.47]

68.68 [65.61–71.61]

19.84 [17.45–22.47]

77.97 [74.48–81.12]

78.76 [74.96–82.12]

16.63 [13.43–20.43]

  1. CI: Confidence interval