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. 2010 Oct 21;10:631. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-631

Table 3.

Coverage and effectiveness of indigent targeting according to eligibility criteria applied

Coverage Effectiveness of targeting
Targeting coefficient

Eligible Non-eligible Ratio Difference

Eligibility criteria (1) (2) Total (1)/(2) (1)-(2)


Poverty line
 Number of individuals 42,367 53,486 95,853
 Number of beneficiaries 153 92 245

Coverage (A) 0.36% 0.17% - 2.1 0.19%


Extreme poverty line
 Number of individuals 8,818 87,035 95,853
 Number of beneficiaries 69 176 245

Coverage (B) 0.78% 0.20% 3.9 0.58%

Coverage ratio (B)/(A) 2.17 1.18 - 1.84 3.07

Table 3 show the coverage ratios between eligible and non-eligible populations