Table 2 Variable definitions

1 if individual did not consultany health care provider,

2 if the individual consulted anon-modern health care provider,

3 if the individual consulted amodern health care provider.

1 if household to which theindividual belongs is poor;

0 otherwise.

1 if individual’s area of residenceis rural; 0 otherwise.

1 if individual is male; 0 otherwise.

Age of infant in months.

Number of members in household.

1 if individual’s illness is fever ormalaria; 0 otherwise.

1 if individual’s illness is flu;0 otherwise.

1 if individual’s illness is headache;0 otherwise.

1 if individual suffers from illnessesother than, fever/malaria, flu orheadache; 0 otherwise.

Proportion of children that areseverely underweight in districtwhere the household resides.

Individual’s age in years.

The square of individual’s age.

1 if individual is catholic; 0 otherwise.

1 if individual is protestant;0 otherwise.

1 if individual is muslim; 0 otherwise.

1 if individual’s religion is neithercatholic, protestant nor muslim;0 otherwise.

1 if individual has no formaleducation; 0 otherwise.

1 if household head has no formaleducation; 0 otherwise.

1 if individual is married; 0 otherwise.

1 if household head is married;0 otherwise.

Average distance to nearest healthfacility in kilometres.

Computed at the district level.

Generalized residuals for the povertystatus model.

Poverty status interacted withgeneralized residuals from thepoverty status model.