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Table 1 Description of the study sample

From: Trends of socioeconomic inequality in using maternal health care services in Lao People’s Democratic Republic from year 2000 to 2012

Year

2000

2012

Number of women in the study sample

1161 (100.00%)

4444 (100.00%)

Number of women used antenatal services at least one time

337 (29.05%)

2309 (51.96%)

Number of women delivered with health professionals

246 (21.23%)

1705 (38.36%)

Ethnicity of household head

 Lao

510 (43.97%)

1778 (40.02%)

 Non-Lao

651 (56.03%)

2666 (59.98%)

Mother’s age

 15–19

138 (11.90%)

580 (13.05%)

 20–29

625 (53.79%)

2597 (58.44%)

 30–39

334 (28.79%)

1087 (24.46%)

 40–49

64 (5.52%)

180 (4.05%)

Mother’s education

 None

526 (45.27%)

1363 (30.67%)

 Primary

451 (38.86%)

1855 (41.74%)

 Secondary and higher

184 (15.87%)

1226 (27.59%)

Access to media (radio, newspaper, TV)

 Yes

975 (84.01%)

3364 (75.70%)

 No

186 (15.99%)

1080 (24.30%)

Residential area

 Urban

218 (18.79%)

890 (20.03%)

 Rural

943 (81.21%)

3554 (79.97%)

HH wealth index quintile

 Poorest quintile

313 (26.98%)

1367 (30.76%)

 Second quintile

247 (21.30%)

1010 (22.73%)

 Third quintile

210 (18.10%)

848 (19.08%)

 Fourth quintile

203 (17.50%)

668 (15.03%)

 Richest quintile

187 (16.12%)

551 (12.40%)