Table 1

Final negative binomial estimates for the intervention outcomes in the separate ITS analysis

Public facilities
Normal deliveryCaesarean sectionANCPNC
Estimate
(95% CI)
P valueEstimate
(95% CI)
P valueEstimate (95% CI)P valueEstimate (95% CI)P value
Slope change prepolicy1.005 (0.997 to 1.014)0.2341.022 (1.013 to 1.030)0.0001.001 (0.992 to 1.009)0.8990.989 (0.979 to 0.999)0.026
Effect of free maternity policy
 Level change1.196 (1.113 to 1.286)0.0001.289 (1.207 to 1.377)0.0001.031 (0.966 to 1.101)0.3590.856 (0.792 to 0.926)0.000
 Trend change1.002 (0.993 to 1.011)0.7250.986 (0.978 to 0.994)0.0011.003 (0.995 to 1.012)0.4151.016 (1.006 to 1.026)0.002
Effect of Linda Mama policy
 Level change1.129 (0.876 to 1.456)0.3491.000 (0.795 to 1.2560.9971.223 (0.871 to 1.718)0.2460.619 (0.412 to 0.929)0.021
 Trend change1.001 (0.991 to 1.010)0.9030.989 (0.980 to 0.998)0.0161.002 (0.992 to 1.012)0.7141.023 (1.011 to 1.035)0.000
Private and faith-based facilities
 Slope change prepolicy1.003 (0.990 to 1.016)0.6670.992 (0.980 to 1.004)0.1961.002 (0.983 to 1.022)0.8031.011 (0.981 to 1.043)0.477
Effect of free maternity policy
 Level change1.020 (0.916 to 1.137)0.7170.854 (0.773 to 0.944)0.0020.850 (0.729 to 0.991)0.0380.962 (0.753 to 1.229)0.755
 Trend change0.992 (0.979 to 1.005)0.2331.013 (1.000 to 1.025)0.0441.002 (0.983 to 1.021)0.8550.992 (0.961 to 1.023)0.591
Effect of Linda Mama policy
 Level change0.681 (0.494 to 0.938)0.0190.603 (0.454 to 0.801)0.0000.831 (0.374 to 1.848)0.650.620 (0.171 to 2.244)0.466
 Trend change1.008 (0.993 to 1.022)0.2981.024 (1.010 to 1.037)0.0001.006 (0.983 to 1.029)0.6261.004 (0.968 to 1.041)0.847
  • All segmented regression used a log link function with negative binomial distribution and p values are derived from z tests. Values in bold represent a strong evidence of an effect at a 0.05 level of significance.

  • ANC, antenatal care; ITS, interrupted time series; PNC, postnatal care.