Table 5.
Indirect effect of potential mediators on maternal care outcomes
| Facility based delivery (% change) | Public facility delivery (% change) | Taken at least 2 doses of anti-malaria drug (% change) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P4P | |||
| Total effect | 8.2*** | 6.5*** | 10.3*** |
| Standard error | (3.6; 12.8) | (1.3; 11.7) | (4.4; 16.1) |
| Indirect effect of P4P on outcome through mediators | |||
| Health worker received supervision in last 90 days | |||
| Indirect effect (coefficient interaction) | 1.5*** | ||
| Confidence Interval | (0.1, 3.0) | ||
| Percentage of total effect explained | 15 | ||
| Correlation at which ACME = 0 | −0.0343 | ||
| Oxytocin injection stock-out | |||
| Indirect effect (coefficient interaction) | 1.8*** | 1.9*** | |
| Confidence Interval | (0.7, 2.9) | (0.8, 3.1) | |
| Percentage of total effect explained | 22 | 30 | |
| Correlation at which ACME = 0 | −0.0439 | −0.0437 | |
| Average kindness (excluding woman herself) | |||
| Indirect effect (coefficient interaction) | 3.9*** | 3.2*** | |
| Confidence interval | (3.0, 4.7) | (2.4, 3.9) | |
| Percentage of total effect explained | 48 | 49 | |
| Correlation at which ACME = 0 | 0.2085 | −0.0202 | |
| Mean of women who paid for delivery (excluding woman herself) | |||
| Indirect effect (coefficient interaction) | 3.9*** | 5.0*** | |
| Confidence interval | (3.0, 4.8) | (3.9, 6.3) | |
| Percentage of total effect explained | 48 | 78 | |
| Correlation at which ACME = 0 | −0.2326 | −0.2590 | |
Results obtained from LSEM model. Correlation at which ACME = 0 is derived using Imai et al. sensitivity analysis. *p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01