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. 2020 Mar 27;19:44. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01167-7

Table 5.

Decomposition of use of facility-based childbirth services gaps

Burkina Faso Niger Nigeria Ghana Senegal
Pr(low-wealth) 0.581 0.151 0.063 0.514 0.499
Pr(high-wealth) 0.793 0.382 0.469 0.833 0.874
Difference -0.212 -0.232 -0.407 -0.320 -0.375
Total explained -0.142 -0.156 -0.369 -0.244 -0.179
% explained 67.0% 67.2% 90.8% 76.3% 47.7%

Variable

contribution

Decomp. % Decomp. % Decomp. % Decomp. % Decomp. %
Age 0.000 0.0 0.001 -0.9 -0.006*** 1.6 0.007** -2.9 -0.001 0.6
Children ever born -0.008* 5.6 -0.006*** 3.9 -0.015*** 4.1 -0.047*** 19.2 -0.031*** 17.3
No education -0.018*** 12.7 -0.022*** 14.4 -0.083*** 22.5 -0.053*** 21.7 -0.029*** 16.2
10 education 0.006 -4.2 0.003 -1.9 0.008*** -2.2 0.002 -0.8 0.008* -4.5
Rural -0.020*** 14.1 -0.069*** 44.3 -0.036*** 9.7 -0.068*** 27.8 -0.043*** 24.0
No religion 0.000 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Islam 0.007*** -4.9 - - -0.026*** 7.0 0.003 -1.2 0.000 0.0
Traditional -0.016*** 11.3 - - 0.000 0.0 -0.004 1.6 - -
Animist - - - - - - -0.001 0.6
No partner 0.000 0.0 -0.000 0.1 0.001** -0.3 0.000 0.0 0.001 -0.6
No Complication information -0.008*** 5.6 -0.013*** 8.6 -0.024*** 6.5 -0.003** 1.2 0.003*** -1.7
Don't know - - -0.000 0.1 0.000 0.0 - - - -
Missing - - -0.025*** 15.7 -0.104*** 28.2 - - - -
Health facility permit -0.004*** 2.8 -0.002* 1.1 -0.001 0.3 -0.001 0.4 - -
Health facility money 0.000 0.0 0.001 -0.3 -0.003*** 0.8 0.006 -2.5 - -
Health facility distance -0.021*** 14.8 -0.013*** 8.2 -0.008*** 2.2 -0.008 3.3 - -
Health facility alone 0.000 0.0 -0.000 0.2 -0.002 0.5 -0.006 2.5 - -
Health facility attitude - - - - 0.003** -0.8 - - - -
Uninsured - - - - - - 0.002* -0.8 - -
Cascades -0.002* 1.4 - - - - - - - -
Centre -0.009*** 6.3 - - - - - - - -
Centre Est -0.005*** 3.5 - - - - - - - -
Centre Nord 0.000 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Centre Ouest 0.000 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Centre Sud -0.003*** 2.1 - - - - - - - -
Est -0.008** 5.6 - - - - - - - -
Hauts Basins 0.000 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Nord 0.001 -0.7 - - - - - - - -
Plateau Central -0.004*** 2.8 - - - - - - - -
Sahel -0.024*** 16.9 - - - - - - - -
Sud Ouest -0.005* 3.5 - - - - - - - -
Agadez - - 0.000 -0.1 - - - - - -
Diffa - - -0.001 0.4 - - - - - -
Dosso - - 0.001 -0.8 - - - - - -
Maradi - - -0.001 0.7 - - - - - -
Tahoua - - -0.005 3.1 - - - - - -
Tillaberi - - 0.000 -0.2 - - - - - -
Zinder - - -0.005* 3.5 - - - - - -
North Central - - - - 0.002 -0.5 - - - -
North East - - - - -0.029*** 7.8 - - - -
North West - - - - -0.056*** 15.2 - - - -
South East - - - - -0.005*** 1.4 - - - -
South South - - - - 0.013*** -3.5 - - - -
Western - - - - - - 0.011*** -4.5 - -
Central - - - - - - 0.018*** -7.4 - -
Volta - - - - - - 0.000 0.0 - -
Eastern - - - - - - 0.005*** -2.0 - -
Greater Accra - - - - - - 0.003 -1.2 - -
Brong Ahafo - - - - - - 0.000 0.0 - -
Northern - - - - - - -0.117*** 47.9 - -
Upper East - - - - - - 0.006 -2.5 - -
Upper West - - - - - - 0.000 0.0 - -
Ziguinchor - - - - - - - - 0.001 -0.6
Diourbel - - - - - - - - 0.000 0.0
SaintLouis - - - - - - - - 0.000 0.0
Tambacounda - - - - - - - - -0.023*** 12.8
Kaolack - - - - - - - - 0.000 0.0
This - - - - - - - - -0.007** 3.9
Louga - - - - - - - - 0.000 0.0
Fatick - - - - - - - - 0.000 0.0
Kolda - - - - - - - - -0.038*** 21.2
Matam - - - - - - - - 0.002* -1.1
Kaffrine - - - - - - - - -0.012** 6.7
Kedougou - - - - - - - - -0.002*** 1.1
Sedhiou - - - - - - - - -0.005*** 2.8
N 9832 7652 19919 4146 8839

* p<0.05 ** p<0.01 *** p<0.001