Table 3 Results of non-spatial poisson regression and Bayesian spatial regression model

Deprivation level

1.028 (1.024–1.032)

 < 0.001

1.030 (1.022–1.039)

Birth rate^*

1.024 (1.018–1.031)

 < 0.001

1.003 (0.992–1.015)

Proportion of women aged 15–49 years old

0.975 (0.967–0.983)

 < 0.001

0.987 (0.972–1.002)

Population density

0.999 (0.997–1.001)

0.31

1.000 (0.992–1.008)

Number of physicians working in an obstetrics and gynecology department^*

1.002 (0.998–1.006)

0.419

0.999 (0.994–1.005)

Number of medical clinics^*

0.998 (0.993–1.002)

0.295

1.001 (0.994–1.009)

Number of hospitals^*

0.989 (0.982–0.996)

0.002

1.001 (0.991–1.012)