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Table 4 Estimated effects of PBF on reported illness, facility care-seeking, and treatment received among children under 5 years of age, from 2005 to 2008: DID Estimates

From: The effect of performance-based financing on illness, care-seeking and treatment among children: an impact evaluation in Rwanda

 

Diarrhea, Fever and/or ARI

Diarrhea and/or Fever

 

N

DID coeffa

(SE)b

N

DID coeffa

(SE)b

Reported illnessc

4501

−0.050

(0.066)

4501

−0.028

(0.060)

Facility care-seekingd

1606

−0.081

(0.058)

1355

−0.072

(0.062)

Treatment receivedd

--

--

--

399

0.221

(0.113)

  1. aCoefficient for the DID term (β3 in Equation 2)
  2. bRobust standard errors in parentheses
  3. cLPM with fixed effects, covariates include: child’s age, birth order, gender, and facility birth; mother’s age, education, marital status; household wealth, toilet facilities, drinking water source, and bednet use
  4. dLPM with fixed effects, covariates include: child’s age, birth order, gender, and facility birth; mother’s age, education, marital status; household wealth, insurance status, and previous child death