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. 2023 Oct 23;23:778. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03528-4

Table 4.

Decomposition analysis of inequalities of access to oral health services during the last year in Peruvian children under 12 years of age in 2017 and 2021

Characteristic 2017 2021
n = 38787 n = 36729
Elasticity ECI Absolute contribution Percentage contribution (%) Elasticity ECI Absolute contribution Percentage contribution (%)
Age
 Until 2 years Ref Ref
 3 to 5 years 0.0520 0.0147 0.0031 1.4 0.0408 0.0366 0.006 4.8
 6 to 11 years 0.1632 -0.0179 -0.0117 -5.3 0.1064 -0.0196 -0.0083 -6.7
Sex
 Female Ref Ref
 Male -0.0089 0.0051 -0.0002 -0.1 -0.0078 0.0041 -0.0001 -0.1
Area of residence
 Urban Ref Ref
 Rural -0.0209 -0.6512 0.0545 24.7 -0.0016 -0.6763 0.0044 3.6
Region
 Coast Ref Ref
 Highlands 0.0100 -0.3053 -0.0122 -5.6 0.0128 -0.313 -0.016 -12.9
 Jungle -0.0126 -0.4402 0.0223 10.1 0.0064 -0.4119 -0.0105 -8.5
Health insurance
 Yes Ref Ref
 Does not have/does not know -0.0201 0.1143 -0.0092 -4.2 -0.0071 0.0949 -0.0027 -2.2
Mother’s language
 Native Ref Ref
 No native -0.029 0.0897 -0.0104 -4.7 0.0008 0.0752 0.0002 0.2
Tutor educational level
 Until primary Ref Ref
 Secondary 0.0524 -0.0004 -0.0001 0.0 0.043 -0.0487 -0.0084 -6.8
 Higher 0.0656 0.4637 0.1217 55.2 0.0625 0.4099 0.1025 82.7
Residual 0.0625 0.0568

ECI Erreygers concentration index

aAll estimates took into account the ENDES sample design