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. 2023 Mar 31;11:1068083. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1068083

Table 2.

Detailed decomposition of Erreygers normalized concentration index.

Contributing factors Marg. Effects Elas. Ck % Contr.
Individual characteristics
Children’s age (ref: 6–23 months)
24–42 months −0.779* −0.001 0.001 −0.31
43–59 months −1.150* 0.007 −0.008 4.36
Sex (ref: Men)
Women 0.397* 0.001 0.001 −0.31
Mother’s age (ref: 15–24)
25–34 years −0.054 0.008 −0.000 0.24
≥ 35 years −0.088* 0.0256 −0.002 1.23
Health-related variables
Vaccination coverage (ref: Complete)
Incomplete −0.613* 0.012 −0.008 4.11
Place of delivery (ref: Institutional)
Non-Institutional 0.003 −0.039 −0.000 0.08
Use of antiparasitic in the last 6 months (ref: No)
Yes −0.117* −0.039 0.005 −2.52
Health insurance (ref: Yes)
No 0.134 −0.022 −0.003 1.66
Household-related variables
Mother’s education level (ref: No education/primary)
Secondary −0.043 −0.037 0.002 −0.89
Higher −0.384* 0.126 −0.048 26.26
Exposure to media (ref: No)
Yes −0.189 0.053 −0.010 5.45
Source of drinking water (ref: Unsafe)
Safe 0.137* −0.067 −0.009 5.02
Community-related variables
Area of residency (ref: Urban)
Rural 0.052 −0.160 −0.008 4.55
Region of origin (ref: Lima)
Rest of the Coast 0.105* 0.033 0.003 −1.94
Highlands 0.568* −0.081 −0.046 24.91
Jungle 0.295* −0.062 −0.018 9.95
Sum of ECI −0.148 81.85
Residual (unexplained) −0.037 18.15
Erreygers-corrected concentration index −0.184

*indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05) marginal effect derived from multivariable probit regression model.

Elas., elasticity (βk *k /μ); ECI, Erreygers´ concentration index; and Ck, Erreygers-corrected concentration index of determinant k.