Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Odisha, India

Table 2

Utilization of maternal healthcare services by selected socioeconomic characteristics in Odisha, 2007-08.

Socioeconomic; Characteristics	Full ANC	Safe delivery	Postnatal care
Residence	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
Urban	37.3	78.2	45.9
Rural	21.4	47.4	28.3
Religion	P < 0.001	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
Hindus	23.4	51.4	30.5
Muslims	33.1	68.6	39.4
Other	13.5	28.4	19.0
Caste	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
SC^1	19.8	49.7	30.9
ST^2	14.6	26.0	16.5
OBC^3	27.1	61.0	35.8
Others	32.8	71.9	40.6
Wealth index	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
Poorest	14.4	30.0	19.4
Second	18.9	48.8	29.2
Middle	27.7	66.7	37.9
Fourth	35.3	79.0	43.6
Richest	49.9	92.1	54.7
Age	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
15–24	23.1	56.7	32.7
25–34	24.5	49.9	30.4
35+	15.9	34.5	20.5
Women’s education	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
No education	13.3	27.7	17.8
Less than 5 years	18.8	48.9	29.8
5–9 years	25.2	63.5	35.2
10 or more years	48.4	88.4	53.8
Age at marriage	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
Below 18	15.3	35.1	20.8
18 and above	27.8	60.0	35.7
Children ever born	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
1	31.5	72.5	42.9
2	25.5	53.5	31.3
3	18.1	37.9	23.3
4+	10.8	22.9	14.4
Husband’s education	P < 0.000	P < 0.000	P < 0.000
No education	12.7	26.5	15.9
Less than 5 years	15.8	39.9	25.5
5–9 years	22.6	54.1	32.3
10 or more years	41.5	82.1	47.6

Scheduled castes, ²scheduled tribes, and ³other backward class. is the Chi-square statistic which is significant at the 0.05 level.