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Table 1 Sample characteristics and bivariate analysis

From: Comprehensive Health Insurance and access to maternal healthcare services among Peruvian women: a cross-sectional study using the 2021 national demographic survey

Variable

Health insurance status

Outcome variables

Six ANC visits

No Insurance

N (% column)

SIS

(% column)

Standard Insurance

(% column)

Chi-square p-value

No

436 (17.2)

1991 (14.9)

356 (10.7)

 < 0.001

Yes

2102 (82.8)

11,327 (85.1)

2969 (89.3)

 

Skilled attendance at birth

No

110 (4.3)

741 (5.6)

22 (0.7)

 < 0.001

Yes

2428 (95.7)

12,577 (94.4)

3303 (99.3)

 

Effective ANC prevention

No

1501 (59.1)

6977 (52.4)

1792 (53.5)

 < 0.001

Yes

1037 (40.9)

6341 (47.6)

1533 (46.5)

 

Effective ANC education

No

773 (30.5)

3109 (23.3)

718 (21.6)

 < 0.001

Yes

1765 (69.5)

10,209 (76.7)

2607 (78.4)

 

Effective ANC screening

No

728 (28.7)

3185 (23.9)

667 (20.1)

 < 0.001

Yes

1810 (71.3)

10,133 (76.1)

2658 (79.9)

 

Covariates

Highest educational level attained

 Primary or no education

295 (11.6)

3103 (23.3)

123 (3.7)

 < 0.001

 Secondary

1125 (44.3)

7224 (54.2)

788 (23.7)

 

 Higher but no university

570 (22.5)

1920 (14.4)

1059 (31.8)

 

 Higher, university or Postgraduate

548 (21.6)

1071 (8.1)

1355 (40.8)

 

Ethnicity

 Other

371 (14.6)

2357 (17.7)

329 (9.9)

 < 0.001

 Spanish

2167 (85.4)

10,961 (82.3)

2996 (90.1)

 

Marital status

 Not currently married

548 (21.6)

240 (18.1)

481 (14.5)

 < 0.001

 Currently married

1990 (78.4)

10,908 (81.9)

2844 (85.5)

 

Place of residence

 Rural

439 (17.3)

5177 (38.9)

320 (9.6)

 < 0.001

 Urban

2099 (82.7)

8141 (61.1)

3005 (90.4)

 

Ever had a terminated pregnancy

 No

1976 (77.9)

10,940 (82.1) 

2466 (74.2)

 < 0.001

 Yes

562 (22.1)

2378 (17.9)

589 (22.8)

 

Births in last five years

 1

2225 (87.7)

11,243 (84.4)

2914 (87.6)

 < 0.001

 2 + 

313 (12.3)

2075 (15.6)

411 (12.4)

 

Total children ever born

 1 child

927 (36.5)

3904 (29.3)

974 (29.3)

 < 0.001

 2 children

803 (31.7)

4080 (30.6)

1285 (38.6)

 

 3 children

465 (18.3)

2550 (19.2)

705 (21.2)

 

 4 or more children

343 (13.5)

2784 (20.9)

361 (10.9)

 

Total living children

 0–2

1763 (69.5)

8139 (61.1)

2290 (68.9)

 < 0.001

 3 + 

775 (30.5)

5179 (38.9)

1035 (31.1)

 

Wealth index

 Poorest

381 (15.0)

5062 (38.0)

147 (4.4)

 < 0.001

 Poorer

610 (24.0)

3946 (29.6)

520 (15.7)

 

 Middle

676 (26.7)

2391 (18.0)

722 (21.7)

 

 Wealthier

566 (22.3)

1350 (10.1)

922 (27.7)

 

 Wealthiest

305 (12.0)

569 (4.3)

1014 (30.5)

 

Household size

 1–3

630 (24.8)

2910 (21.9)

614 (18.5)

 < 0.001

 4–6

1524 (60.1)

8196 (61.5)

2290 (68.9)

 

 7 + 

384 (15.1)

2212 (16.6)

421 (12.6)

 

Age

No insurance

Mean (SD)

SIS

Mean (SD)

Standard Insurance

Mean (SD)

Anova (p-value)

 15–49 (continuous)

30.84 (6.75)

29.93 (7.08)

33.65 (5.94)

 < 0.001