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. 2024 Dec 24;24:1461. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10381-5

Table 2.

Inequality indices of estimates of factors associated with polio immunisation coverage among two-year-olds in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019

2008 2013 2019
Dimension Est. LB UB Est. LB UB Est. LB UB
Age
D 3.8 -12.5 20.1 3.7 -4.4 12.0 7.9 -3.7 19.6
R 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4
PAF 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6
PAR 0.2 -0.5 1.0 0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.4 -0.1 0.9
Economic status
D 3.5 -8.9 15.9 2.8 -8.0 13.8 -12.8 -23.6 -2.0
R 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9
PAF 0 -0.1 0.1 4.5 4.5 4.6 0 -0.0 0.0
PAR 0 -7.8 7.8 3.5 -0.8 7.9 0 -5.5 5.5
Education
D 0.4 -12.0 12.9 2.5 -3.9 8.9 -3.2 -9.7 3.1
R 1.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0
PAF 0 -0.1 0.1 3.9 3.9 4.0 0 -0.0 0.0
PAR 0 -9.2 9.2 3.0 -1.1 7.2 0 -3.4 3.4
Residence
D 3.1 -4.7 11.0 0.8 -6.2 8.0 -9.0 -15.6 -2.5
R 1.0 0.9 1.24 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9
PAF 4.7 4.6 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0 -0.0 0.0
PAR 2.3 -2.9 7.6 0.6 -2.6 3.9 0 -3.2 3.2
Sex of child
D -4.4 -12.3 3.4 -0.4 -5.2 4.4 -1.5 -7.1 4.1
R 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0
PAF 0 -0.0 0.0 0 -0.0 0.0 0 -0.0 0.0
PAR 0 -3.1 3.1 0 -1.8 1.8 0 -2.3 2.3
Province
D 17.5 6.2 28.9 11.5 -1.1 24.1 17.7 6.9 28.5
R 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.6
PAF 20.5 20.4 20.6 6.0 6.0 6.1 15.1 15.0 15.2
PAR 10.0 3.8 16.2 4.6 1.8 7.5 9.2 4.9 13.6

Est: Estimate; LB: Lower Bound; UB: Upper Bound; D: Difference; PAF: Population Attributable Fraction; PAR: Population Attributable Risk; R: Ratio