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. 2013 Jan 24;6:10.3402/gha.v6i0.19266. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19266

Table 2.

Direct, indirect and total effects of child HIV/TB mortality in 2004, Agincourt sub-district

Direct effects on the deceased child as shown in Fig. 2 conceptual framework

Gender of household-head Child a former refugee Child deceased Mother deceased by 2004 Age of child in years Indirect effects on child HIV/TB death Total effects on child HIV/TB death
Very poor vs most poor −0.029 (0.019) 0.140 (0.015)*** 2.6×10−4 (1.6×10−4)ns ! 2.6×10−4 (1.6×10−4)ns
Moderately poor vs most poor −0.059 (0.020)*** 4.5×10−4 (2.1×10−4)** 4.5×10−4 (2.1×10−4)**
Poor vs most poor −0.052 (0.020)*** 4.0×10−4 (2.0×10−4)** 4.0×10−4 (2.0×10−4)**
Least poor vs most poor −0.111 (0.018)*** 8.4×10−4 (3.0 ×10−4)*** 8.4×10−4 (3.0×10−4)***
Household size vs most poor 0.008 (0.002)*** −5.9×10−5 (2.5×10−5)** −5.9×10−5 (2.5×10−5)**
Cumulative household deaths −0.083 (0.006)*** 6.4×10−4 (2.1×10−4)*** 6.4×10−4 (2.1×10−4)***
Minimum distance to health facility 0.031 (0.004)*** 7.72×10−6 (4.88×10−6)ns 7.72×10−6 (4.88×10−6)ns
Male household-head −0.0076 (0.002)*** −0.0076 (0.002)***
Mother deceased by 2004 0.027 (0.012)* 0.027 (0.012)**
Age of child in years −0.0046 (0.001)*** −0.0046 (0.001)***
Gender 0.0052 (0.0023)** 0.0052 (0.0023)**
Mother's age (years) 0.001 (0.000)*** 1.9×10−5 (9.99×10−6)* 1.9×10–05 (9.99×10−6)*
Parity −0.003 (0.001)** −7.0×10−5 (4.0×10−5)ns −7.0×10–05 (4.0×10−5)ns
Parents former refugee −0.054 (0.032)* −2.5×10−4 (1.5×10−4)* −2.5×10−4 (1.5×10−4)*
Intercept 1.719 (0.017)*** 1.537 (0.011)*** −0.002 (0.014) 0.995 (0.005)*** 2.814 (0.054)***
*

p<0.10

**

p<0.05

***

p<0.01

ns

ns: not significant

!

indirect effects computed as the product along the related pathways, i.e −0.029×−0.0076+0.14×−0.054×−0.0046=2.55×10−4≈2.6×104.