Table 2.

Decomposition of concentration index (CIX) of full vaccination in Nepal, NDHS 2022

Variables	Elasticity	Concentration indices (determinants)	Absolute contribution to CIX	Percentage contributions
Household characteristics
Maternal education
No Education	Base	Base	Base	Base
Primary	0.025935	-0.08309	-0.00862	-9.49082
Some Secondary	0.026071	0.07722	0.00805	8.86732
SLC and Higher	0.009536	0.41443	0.01581	17.4062
Overall	0.061541	0.40857	0.01524	16.7827
Caste/Ethnicity
Brahmin Hill	Base	Base	Base	Base
Chhetri Hill	-0.011831	-0.081438	0.003854	4.243869
Terai Caste	-0.025158	0.159445	-0.016045	-17.667752
Dalit	-0.024453	-0.197573	0.019325	21.279546
Hill Janajati	-0.00374	-0.111964	0.001675	1.844219
Terai Janajati	0.000228	0.130683	0.000119	0.1313
Muslim	-0.008129	0.189701	-0.006169	-6.792526
Overall	-0.073084	0.088854	0.00276	3.038656
Mother’s employment (in past 12 months)
No	Base	Base	Base	Base
Yes	0.035404	-0.123443	-0.017481	-19.249235
Mother’s Age (years)
15–19	Base	Base	Base	Base
20–24	0.011092	-0.034949	-0.001551	-1.707357
25–29	0.014926	0.045991	0.002746	3.023511
30–34	0.013916	0.117211	0.006525	7.184443
35–49	0.003176	0.002167	0.000028	0.030312
Overall	0.04311	0.13042	0.007747	8.530909
Communication and information
Aware of HMG meeting in ward
No	Base	Base	Base	Base
Yes	0.020701	-0.142111	-0.011767	-12.957132
Parental attitude, knowledge, and practices
ANC ≥ 4 Visits
No
Yes	0.052258	0.038766	0.008103	8.922895
Place of Delivery
Elsewhere*	Base	Base	Base	Base
Health Facility	0.05253	0.08735	0.01835	20.21083
Health services immunisation system
Money needed to reach health facility
No	Base	Base	Base	Base
Yes	-0.020596	-0.15715	0.012947	14.255992
Residual Term			0.054095	60.464386
Total**			0.09	39.535614

Note: * elsewhere includes respondent’s home, other home, and other places

** residual term consists of the contribution from household wealth status