Trends in national and subnational wealth related inequalities in use of maternal health care services in Nepal: an analysis using demographic and health surveys (2001–2016)

Table 3 Time wise differences of relative concentration index of at least four ANC, institutional delivery and CS delivery by province

	Relative concentration index in 2001	Difference between 2001 and 2006	Difference between 2006 and 2011	Difference between 2011 and 2016
At least four ANC
National	0.46	−0.136**	− 0.103***	−0.135***
Province one	0.40	−0.087	−0.117**	− 0.136***
Province two	0.28	0.008	−0.067	−0.134*
Bagmati Province	0.58	−0.255**	−0.061	− 0.166***
Gandaki Province	0.20	0.058	0.036	−0.169***
Lumbini Province	0.43	−0.106	−0.105*	− 0.171***
Karnali Province	0.13	0.121	−0.038	−0.017
Sudurpaschim Province	0.45	−0.122	−0.186***	− 0.094**
Institutional delivery
National	0.56	−0.077	−0.132***	− 0.163***
Province one	0.53	−0.049	−0.151*	− 0.112**
Province two	0.49	−0.130	−0.150	− 0.076
Bagmati Province	0.63	−0.177	−0.022	− 0.220**
Gandaki Province	0.40	0.081	−0.138	−0.127***
Lumbini Province	0.56	−0.102	−0.130	− 0.177***
Karnali Province	0.37	−0.138	0.065	0.018
Sudurpaschim Province	0.52	−0.138	−0.035	− 0.226***
CS delivery
National	0.62	0.001	−0.079	−0.099
Province one	0.63	−0.003	−0.217	− 0.024
Province two	0.40	0.217	−0.459	−0.085
Bagmati Province	0.64	0.023	0.041	−0.187
Gandaki Province	0.48	−0.627	0.757	−0.289
Lumbini Province	0.36	0.323	−0.097	−0.095
Karnali Province	–	–	0.193	−0.101
Sudurpaschim Province	0.83	−0.449	0.165	−0.131

***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01,*p < 0.05
Note: The * are based on the p values for the test of significance of difference between the concentration index between two consecutive years

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