Research Article

Wealth Status, Health Insurance, and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Africa: Evidence from Gabon

Table 3

Unmatched logit model and propensity score matching of health insurance coverage associated with ANC, facility-based delivery, and postnatal care.

Wealth quintileMaternal health careUnmatched logit modelPropensity score-matched logit model
Unadjusted OR95% CIAdjusted OR95% CIATEP β95% CIATET β95% CI

PoorestANC (≥4)0.880.72, 1.081.030.81, 1.31−0.02−0.08, 0.05−0.01−0.08, 0.07
Facility-based delivery0.790.63, 0.991.040.78, 1.39−0.01−0.07, 0.04−0.01−0.08, 0.05
Postnatal care0.910.74, 1.121.020.80, 1.30−0.02−0.08, 0.04−0.01−0.09, 0.07

PoorerANC (≥4)0.980.72, 1.331.130.78, 1.620.05−0.05, 0.07−0.05−0.12, 0.03
Facility-based delivery1.300.79, 2.131.590.87, 2.890.01−0.03, 0.050.00−0.04, 0.05
Postnatal care1.050.79, 1.401.180.83, 1.67−0.01−0.08, 0.08−0.02−0.14, 0.09

MiddleANC (≥4)0.860.58, 1.270.950.59, 1.53−0.02−0.10, 0.060.01−0.09, 0.11
Facility-based delivery0.590.28, 1.220.600.23, 1.60−0.01−0.05, 0.03−0.01−0.07, 0.06
Postnatal care0.740.50, 1.080.850.55, 1.33−0.01−0.09, 0.080.02−0.10, 0.13

RicherANC (≥4)1.390.76, 2.541.300.61, 2.750.03−0.02, 0.08−0.03−0.10, 0.05
Facility-based delivery0.990.40, 2.471.100.35, 3.460.02−0.01, 0.05−0.00−0.05, 0.05
Postnatal care0.870.55, 1.360.820.47, 1.430.02−0.09, 0.13−0.04−0.13, 0.05

RichestANC (≥4)2.481.06, 5.832.580.90, 7.430.05−0.00, 0.110.07−0.00, 0.14
Facility-based delivery1.760.51, 6.124.120.49, 34.390.050.01, 0.100.07−0.01, 0.15
Postnatal care1.590.93, 2.741.860.94, 3.650.110.01, 0.200.180.07, 0.29

OR = odds ratio; β = regression parameter; CI = confidence interval; significant at ; ATEP = average treatment effect in population; ATET = average treatment effect on the treated, model adjusted for age, place of residence, region, religion, reading newspaper/magazine, listening to radio, watching TV, maternal education, child wanted, age at first birth, and parity.