Table 2.
Decomposition of changes in percentage of skilled birth attendants, 1998–2008, Ghana
| Composition | Behaviour effect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Differentiation | Error | Total | Contribution | ||
| Birth order | ||||||
| 1 | 0.784 | 2.911 | −0.347 | −0.069 | 2.495 | 28.3% |
| 2-3 | 1.741 | 4.599 | −1.095 | 1.022 | 4.526 | 54.0% |
| 4-5 | 0.048 | 2.854 | −1.019 | 0.929 | 2.763 | 24.2% |
| 6+ | −1.747 | 2.243 | −1.068 | −0.142 | 1.032 | −6.2% |
| Overall | 7.1% | 108.3% | −30.3% | 14.9% | 92.9% | 100% |
| Mother’s education | ||||||
| None | −2.508 | 3.322 | −0.401 | −0.511 | 2.409 | −0.9% |
| Primary | 0.792 | 2.184 | −0.528 | 0.792 | 2.448 | 27.9% |
| Middle/JHS* | 1.456 | 2.944 | −1.068 | 1.391 | 3.267 | 40.7% |
| Secondary+ | 3.545 | 0.651 | −0.315 | −0.122 | 0.215 | 32.4% |
| Overall | 28.3% | 78.3% | −19.9% | 13.3% | 71.7% | 100% |
| Household wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | −0.067 | 3.311 | −0.206 | −2.178 | 0.927 | 7.4% |
| Second | −0.082 | 2.842 | −0.354 | 1.512 | 4.000 | 33.8% |
| Middle | −0.486 | 2.488 | −0.464 | 2.136 | 4.160 | 31.7% |
| Fourth | 1.780 | 2.334 | −0.581 | −0.192 | 1.561 | 28.8% |
| Richest | −0.740 | 1.890 | −0.588 | −0.685 | 0.617 | −1.1% |
| Overall | 2.9% | 110.2% | −18.8% | 5.1% | 96.5% | 100% |
*JHS represents junior high school.