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Table 2 Decomposition of the concentration indices for access to selected maternal and child health interventions in Ethiopia, 2011

From: Inequalities in utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: the role of primary health care

 

Contribution of need and non-need factors to the concentration indices for access to MCH care

 

Medical treatment for Diarrhea

Skilled birth attendance

Measles immunization

Modern Contraceptive

 

Absolute

%

Absolute

%

Absolute

%

Absolute

%

Need factors

        

Demographic

0.0002

0.1

−0.0079

−1.1

0.0012

1.4

−0.0038

−1.4

Health status

0a

0.0

−0.0072

−1.0

-

-

0.0000

0.0

Subtotal

0.0002

0.1

−0.0151

−2.1

0.0012

1.4

−0.0038

−1.4

Non-need factors

        

Wealth index

0.0510

33.5

0.1162

15.9

0.0578

68.2

0.1605

58.4

Educational attainment (women)

0.0294

19.3

0.1779

24.4

0.0175

20.7

0.0449

16.4

Educational attainment (men)

0.0205

13.4

0.0510

7.0

−0.0033

−3.8

0.0021

0.8

Area of residence (rural)

0.0158

10.4

0.2984

40.9

−0.0019

−2.3

0.0265

9.7

Subtotal

0.1097

77.0

0.6434

88.2

0.0702

82.8

0.2341

85.2

Residual

0.0355

22.8

0.1015

13.9

0.0134

15.8

0.0443

16.1

Total

0.1523

 

0.7299

 

0.0847

 

0.2747

 

Horizontal inequity index

0.1521

 

0.7450

 

0.0835

 

0.2784

 

Adjusted R2

0.05

 

0.35

 

0.13

 

0.21

 
  1. Note: aOmitted from the analysis as recent episode of diarrhea was highly correlated with medical care seeking