Table 2 Socioeconomic inequality in outpatient and inpatient healthcare utilization before and after the health transformation plan in Iran and their changes
Healthcare utilization | 2008 | 2016 | Change over time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EI | 95%CI | p-value | EI | 95%CI | p-value | EI | 95%CI | p-value | |
Outpatient | 0.105 | 0.089, 0.121 | 0.000 | 0.133 | 0.115, 0.151 | 0.000 | 0.028 | 0.004, 0.052 | 0.022 |
Inpatient | 0.055 | 0.035, 0.071 | 0.000 | −0.006 | − 0.022, 0.01 | 0.456 | − 0.062 | − 0.09, − 0.034 | 0.000 |