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Table 2 Utilization of MNCH services

From: Can contracted out health facilities improve access, equity, and quality of maternal and newborn health services? Evidence from Pakistan

Ā 

Utilization specific to rural health centres

Utilization of skilled provider a

Parameters

Contracted

Control

P value

Contracted

Control

P value

(nā€‰=ā€‰350; %)

(nā€‰=ā€‰654; %)

(nā€‰=ā€‰350; %)

(nā€‰=ā€‰654; %)

Antenatal care at least one visit

209 (75.5)

148 (26.6)

<0.001

273 (78.0)

539 (82.4)

0.07

Antenatal care three or more visits

106 (82.2)

79 (28.0)

<0.001

129 (36.9)

278 (42.5)

0.31

Facility-based delivery (all types)

81 (23.1)

30 (4.6)

<0.001

200 (57.1)

332 (50.7)

0.07

Facility-based complicated delivery

27 (48.2)

4 (3.3)

<0.001

55 (15.7)

115 (17.5)

0.41

Postnatal care (within 6Ā weeks of delivery)

17 (29.8)

15 (10.5)

<0.001

49 (14.0)

129 (19.7)

0.38

Care seeking for newborn illness

27 (22.5)

17 (7.9)

<0.001

90 (25.7)

166 (25.4)

0.64

  1. aSkilled provider included doctors, nurses, and lady health visitors situated in rural health centres, government facilities other than rural health centres, and private health facilities.