Table 2.
Multiple log-linear regression equations with density of skilled health workers as an independent variable
| Healthy life expectancy at birth | 15 − 60 adult mortality | Maternal mortality | Under-five mortality | Infant mortality | Neonatal mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block I (Regressions unweighted by population) | ||||||
| Constant |
3.97 (54.21) < 0.001 |
5.92 (15.17) < 0.001 |
9.57 (10.37) < 0.001 |
8.45 (15.88) < 0.001 |
8.31 (14.89) < 0.001 |
7.90 (13.74) < 0.001 |
| Density of skilled health workers |
< −0.001 (–0.01) 0.991 |
−0.01 (−0.30) 0.765 |
−0.45 (−4.14) < 0.001 |
−0.17 (−2.43) 0.016 |
−0.18 (−2.46) 0.015 |
−0.19 (−2.60) 0.010 |
| Current health expenditure per capita |
0.04 (3.65) < 0.001 |
−0.30 (−4.61) < 0.001 |
−0.47 (−3.00) 0.003 |
−0.54 (−6.34) < 0.001 |
−0.55 (−6.32) < 0.001 |
−0.51 (−6.11) < 0.001 |
| GNI per capita |
−0.01 (−0.83) 0.406 |
0.02 (0.41) 0.679 |
0.01 (0.06) 0.955 |
0.16 (1.83) 0.070 |
0.14 (1.59) 0.114 |
0.13 (1.41) 0.161 |
| Mean years of female schooling |
0.04 (1.81) 0.073 |
0.23 (2.07) 0.041 |
−0.33 (−1.57) 0.120 |
−0.28 (−2.13) 0.035 |
−0.16 (−1.17) 0.244 |
−0.16 (−1.22) 0.226 |
| Poverty headcount ratio |
−0.04 (−5.23) < 0.001 |
0.17 (3.87) < 0.001 |
0.31 (3.74) < 0.001 |
0.19 (3.32) 0.001 |
0.14 (2.42) 0.017 |
0.08 (1.47) 0.144 |
|
n R2 F P |
156 0.80 116.43 < 0.001 |
156 0.74 90.59 < 0.001 |
156 0.84 163.16 < 0.001 |
156 0.86 192.59 < 0.001 |
156 0.83 156.84 < 0.001 |
156 0.80 124.98 < 0.001 |
| Block II (Regressions weighted by population) | ||||||
| Constant |
4.25 (26.24) < 0.001 |
4.31 (6.38) < 0.001 |
5.19 (2.96) < 0.001 |
6.50 (6.10) < 0.001 |
6.41 (6.51) < 0.001 |
6.15 (5.65) < 0.001 |
| Density of skilled health workers |
−0.01 (−0.71) 0.481 |
0.12 (1.29) 0.198 |
−0.21 (−1.43) 0.154 |
−0.01 (−0.07) 0.942 |
−0.005 (−0.04) 0.970 |
0.06 (0.35) 0.727 |
| Current health expenditure per capita |
0.03 (1.80) 0.073 |
−0.15 (−1.35) 0.178 |
−0.46 (−1.95) 0.053 |
−0.37 (−2.40) 0.018 |
−0.41 (−2.55) 0.012 |
−0.42 (−2.15) 0.033 |
| GNI per capita |
−0.02 (−1.06) 0.289 |
−0.002 (−0.02) 0.986 |
0.31 (1.10) 0.274 |
0.16 (1.16) 0.248 |
0.17 (1.29) 0.199 |
0.20 (1.25) 0.215 |
| Mean years of female schooling |
0.05 (1.93) 0.055 |
0.09 (0.62) 0.533 |
−0.50 (−1.81) 0.072 |
−0.56 (−2.45) 0.015 |
−0.49 (−2.10) 0.038 |
−0.76 (−2.58) 0.011 |
| Poverty headcount ratio |
−0.07 (−4.62) < 0.001 |
0.37 (4.87) < 0.001 |
0.72 (5.44) < 0.001 |
0.45 (3.85) < 0.001 |
0.37 (3.46) 0.001 |
0.31 (2.55) 0.012 |
|
n R2 F P |
156 0.82 40.26 < 0.001 |
156 0.71 16.87 < 0.001 |
156 0.85 86.45 < 0.001 |
156 0.86 61.43 < 0.001 |
156 0.84 50.40 < 0.001 |
156 0.80 33.83 < 0.001 |
All dependent and independent variables were transformed into natural logarithms for the regressions
Robust standard errors were reported in all regression equations.
The numbers in the cells are b (regression coefficient), tb (t value of b), and p-value.