Table 3.
Decomposition of modern contraceptives use gaps
| Burkina Faso | Niger | Nigeria | Ghana | Senegal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pr(low-wealth) | 0.077 | 0.106 | 0.009 | 0.218 | 0.148 | |||||
| Pr(high-wealth) | 0.176 | 0.156 | 0.130 | 0.265 | 0.302 | |||||
| Difference | -0.099 | -0.050 | -0.121 | -0.047 | -0.154 | |||||
| Total explained | -0.060 | -0.053 | -0.107 | -0.014 | -0.090 | |||||
| % explained | 60.3% | 106.0%a | 88.1% | 30.6% | 58.2% | |||||
| Variable contribution | Decomp. | % | Decomp. | % | Decomp. | % | Decomp. | % | Decomp. | % |
| Age | 0.000 | 0.0 | -0.000 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.003 | 20.84 | 0.001 | -1.11 |
| Children ever born | 0.007* | -11.7 | 0.004 | -7.50 | 0.011*** | -10.30 | 0.026*** | -180.64 | 0.025*** | -27.84 |
| No education | -0.031*** | 51.9 | -0.015*** | 28.90 | -0.050*** | 46.90 | -0.023* | 159.80 | -0.037*** | 41.20 |
| 10 education | 0.006*** | -10.1 | 0.003** | -6.50 | 0.001 | -0.90 | -0.000 | 0.00 | 0.003 | -3.34 |
| Rural | -0.024*** | 40.2 | -0.028*** | 52.80 | -0.012*** | 11.30 | 0.010 | -69.48 | -0.040*** | 44.54 |
| No religion | 0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Islam | 0.004*** | -6.7 | - | - | -0.018*** | 16.90 | -0.004 | 27.79 | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| Traditional | -0.008*** | 13.4 | - | - | -0.000* | 0.00 | 0.003 | -20.84 | ||
| Animist | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.000 | 0.00 | ||
| No partner | 0.002*** | -3.4 | 0.001*** | -2.00 | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.001 | -6.95 | 0.004*** | -4.45 |
| No Complication information | -0.002** | 3.4 | -0.000 | 0.70 | -0.003 | 2.80 | 0.001 | -6.95 | 0.002* | -2.23 |
| Don’t know | - | - | 0.000 | -0.90 | 0.000 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Missing | - | - | -0.007*** | 13.00 | -0.014*** | 13.10 | - | - | - | - |
| Health facility permit | -0.000 | 0.0 | 0.000 | -0.30 | -0.002** | 1.90 | 0.000 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Health facility money | -0.003* | 5.0 | 0.001 | -2.10 | 0.000 | 0.00 | -0.003 | 20.84 | - | - |
| Health facility distance | -0.002* | 3.4 | -0.002 | 4.40 | -0.002 | 1.90 | -0.009* | 62.53 | - | - |
| Health facility alone | -0.000 | 0.0 | -0.000 | 0.90 | -0.002 | 1.90 | 0.002 | -13.90 | - | - |
| Health facility attitude | - | - | - | - | 0.001 | -0.90 | - | - | - | - |
| Uninsured | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.001* | 6.95 | - | - |
| Cascades | -0.002** | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre | -0.008** | 13.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre Est | 0.001 | -1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre Nord | -0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre Ouest | -0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centre Sud | 0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Est | 0.008* | -13.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hauts Basins | -0.010*** | 16.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nord | -0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plateau Central | -0.000 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sahel | 0.001 | -1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sud Ouest | 0.002 | -3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agadez | - | - | 0.000 | -0.10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diffa | - | - | 0.000 | -0.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dosso | - | - | -0.000 | 0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maradi | - | - | -0.001 | 2.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tahoua | - | - | -0.006** | 11.70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tillaberi | - | - | -0.000 | 0.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zinder | - | - | -0.002 | 3.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central | - | - | - | - | 0.000 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| North East | - | - | - | - | -0.009*** | 8.40 | - | - | - | - |
| North West | - | - | - | - | -0.016*** | 15.00 | - | - | - | - |
| South East | - | - | - | - | 0.004*** | -3.80 | - | - | - | - |
| South South | - | - | - | - | 0.004*** | -3.80 | - | - | - | - |
| Western | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.005 | 34.74 | - | - |
| Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.012*** | 83.37 | - | - |
| Volta | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.001* | -6.95 | - | - |
| Eastern | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.002 | 13.90 | - | - |
| Greater Accra | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.004 | 27.79 | - | - |
| Brong Ahafo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.003** | -20.84 | - | - |
| Northern | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.029* | 201.48 | - | - |
| Upper East | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.027* | -187.59 | - | - |
| Upper West | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.007 | -48.63 | - | - |
| Ziguinchor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.002*** | -2.23 |
| Diourbel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.010*** | -11.14 |
| SaintLouis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| Tambacounda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.014*** | 15.59 |
| Kaolack | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.005*** | 5.57 |
| This | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| Louga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.001 | 1.11 |
| Fatick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.002* | 2.23 |
| Kolda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.019*** | 21.16 |
| Matam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| Kaffrine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.013*** | 14.48 |
| Kedougou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.001** | 1.11 |
| Sedhiou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.004*** | 4.45 |
| N | 9838 | 7654 | 19959 | 4147 | 8839 | |||||
* p<0.05 ** p<0.01 *** p<0.001
a The model explains 100% of the gap; the rest is noise due to the fact that the unexplained portion is negative.