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. 2016 Aug 31;11(8):e0160479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160479

Table 1. Summary Effects for the Variables Influencing Enrolment (Combined Regional and Overall).

Variables Summary effect Method of estimating summary effect
Asia Sub-Saharan Africa All
Socioeconomic percentile 0.2379 0.5209 0.4626 Regression
Presence of acute illnesses 0.1169 - - Averaging
Presence of chronic illnesses 0.0909 0.0495 0.0597 Averaging
Household head’s educational level 0.0153 0.0555 0.0443 Regression
Household size -0.0036 0.0414 0.0323 Regression
Household head’s marital status 0.1543 -0.0027 0.1403 Averaging
Household head’s age 0.0082 0.0042 0.0048 Regression
Presence of elderly person -0.1847 -0.1614 -0.1731 Averaging
Gender -0.0635 -0.4083 -0.3556 Averaging