Table 3 Estimated effect of public health expenditure on maternal mortality ratio per PCSE and 2SLS
Variables | PSCE Estimator | 2SLS Estimator |
|---|---|---|
Maternal mortality | Maternal mortality | |
Public health expenditure | -0.007 | -0.078*** |
(0.009) | (0.029) | |
Private health expenditure | -0.003* | 0.110*** |
(0.002) | (0.015) | |
Gross domestic product per capita (log) | -0.051 | 0.019 |
(0.051) | (0.022) | |
Incidence of HIV | 0.051*** | 0.046*** |
(0.012) | (0.011) | |
Gross secondary school enrolment rate | -0.003* | -0.002* |
(0.002) | (0.001) | |
Population density | -0.004*** | -0.004*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | |
intercept | 6.803*** | 6.181*** |
(0.314) | (0.211) | |
Observations | 161 | 154 |
R-squared Overall significance test Test of Sargan | 0.993 Chi2 = 214.30 Pro > chi2 = 0.00 | 0.777 Chi2 = 628.24 Pro > chi2 = 0.00 Chi2 = 3.919 (P = 0.140) |