Socioeconomic inequality in barriers for accessing health care among married reproductive aged women in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis

Alamneh, Tesfa Sewunet; Teshale, Achamyeleh Birhanu; Yeshaw, Yigizie; Alem, Adugnaw Zeleke; Ayalew, Hiwotie Getaneh; Liyew, Alemneh Mekuriaw; Tessema, Zemenu Tadesse; Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn; Worku, Misganaw Gebrie

doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01716-y

Table 3 Contributing factors of socio-economic inequality in barriers for accessing health care in Sub-Saharan Africa

From: Socioeconomic inequality in barriers for accessing health care among married reproductive aged women in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis

Variables	Category	Coefficient	Elasticity	CI	Absolute contribution	Percentage contribution
Regions of SSA	Central
	East	− 0.1884*	− 0.2318	0.0153	− 0.0036	1.23
	North	− 0.3159*	− 0.0344	0.0088	− 0.0003	0.10
	West	− 0.2052*	− 0.3780	− 0.0215	0.0081	− 2.81
Subtotal					− 0.0282	1.68
Age	15–19
	20–24	0.0231*	0.0196	− 0.0303	− 0.0006	0.21
	25–29	0.0228*	0.0266	0.0209	0.0006	− 0.19
	30–34	0.0214*	0.0235	0.0290	0.0007	− 0.24
	35–39	0.0221*	0.0208	0.0199	0.0004	− 0.14
	40–44	0.0252*	0.0153	0.0060	0.0001	− 0.03
	45–49	0.0289*	0.0136	− 0.0020	− 0.0001	0.01
Subtotal					0.0017	0.59
Residence	Urban
	Rural	0.0732*	0.1725	− 0.6107	− 0.1054	36.42
Educational level	No education
	Primary	− 0.0411*	− 0.0404	− 0.0612	0.0025	− 0.86
	Secondary	− 0.0830*	− 0.0645	0.2868	− 0.0185	6.39
	Higher	− 0.1530*	− 0.0209	0.1115	− 0.0023	0.81
Subtotal					− 0.0183	6.34
Household head sex	Male
	Female	0.0063*	0.0037	0.0216	0.0001	− 0.03
Wealth index	Poorest
	Poorer	− 0.0572*	− 0.0392	− 0.3288	0.0129	− 4.45
	Middle	− 0.1079*	− 0.0703	− 0.0024	0.0002	− 0.059
	Richer	− 0.1501*	− 0.1026	0.3208	− 0.0329	11.38
	Richest	− 0.2312*	− 0.1612	0.6410	− 0.1033	35.71
Subtotal						42.58
Covered by health insurance	No
	Yes	− 0.0775*	− 0.0235	0.0909	− 0.0021	0.71
Husband educational level	No education
	Primary	− 0.0113*	− 0.0097	− 0.0953	0.0009	− 0.32
	Secondary	− 0.0584*	− 0.0595	0.2149	− 0.0128	4.42
	Higher	− 0.1159*	− 0.0305	0.1789	− 0.0055	1.88
Subtotal					− 0.0174	5.98
Currently working	No
	Yes	0.0133*	0.0084	0.0163	0.0001	− 0.05
Mass media exposure	No
	Yes	− 0.0214*	− 0.0499	0.1782	− 0.0089	3.07
Parity	Null parity
	Multi	0.0073	0.0075	0.1432	0.0011	− 0.37
	Grand	0.0190*	0.0187	− 0.1658	− 0.0031	1.07
Subtotal					− 0.002	0.70
Ownership of asset	Had not
	Had	0.0251	0.0137	− 0.1161	− 0.0016	0.55
Involvement on decision making	Not involved
	Involved	− 0.0312*	− 0.0367	0.1251	− 0.0046	1.59

^* = P value < 0.05

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