Socioeconomic inequalities in access and use of skilled birth attendants during childbirth in Ghana: a decomposition analysis

Table 3 Decomposing the socioeconomic inequalities in the utilization of skilled birth attendants during delivery in Ghana

Predictor Variables	Elasticities	CI	Contribution to CI	Contribution to CI
				%
Mother’s age at birth
15–24	0	0	0	0.00%
25–34	0.0068	0.1045	0.0007	0.10%
35–49	0.0273	−0.1095	−0.003	−0.30%
Mother’s marital status
Married	0	0	0	0.00%
Single	0	0	0	0.00%
Area of residence
Rural	0.0671	0.4311	0.02893	2.90%
Urban	0	0	0	0.00%
Region of residence
Ashanti	− 0.046	0.1219	− 0.0056	− 0.10%
Brong Ahafo	− 0.0641	0.0922	−0.0059	− 0.60%
Central	− 0.0484	0.5632	− 0.0273	−2.70%
Eastern	−0.0375	− 0.125	0.0047	0.50%
Greater Accra	−0.0544	−0.0105	0.0006	0.10%
Northern	−0.0692	0.3392	−0.0235	−2.30%
Upper East	−0.0305	−0.1418	0.0043	0.40%
Upper West	−0.1001	−0.6405	0.0641	6.40%
Volta	0	0	0	0.00%
Western	−0.0085	−0.5068	0.0043	0.40%
Household wealth index
Poorest	0	0	0	0.00%
Poorer	0.0165	−0.3369	−0.0056	−0.60%
Middle	0.0304	0.0389	0.0012	0.10%
Richer	0.0794	0.4207	0.0334	3.30%
Richest	0.0595	0.811	0.0483	4.80%
Mother’s educational level
No education	−0.0106	−0.4825	0.0051	0.50%
Primary	0	0	0	0.00%
Secondary+	0.0595	0.3013	0.0179	1.80%
Husband/partner’s educational level
No education	−0.0219	−0.5563	0.0122	1.20%
Primary	0	0	0	0.00%
Secondary+	−0.0542	0.1732	−0.0094	− 0.90%
Mother’s employment status
No	0.0205	−0.0115	−0.00024	0.00%
Yes	0	0	0	0.00%
Sex of Household Head
Male	−0.006	0.1064	−0.00064	0.00%
Female	0	0	0	0.00%
Health insurance cover
No	0.1009	0.0441	0.00445	0.40%
Yes	0	0	0	0.00%
Mother’s autonomy
Mother alone	0.0032	0.0799	0.0003	0.00%
Mother and husband/partner	0.0243	0.0012	0	0.00%
Husband/partner	0	0	0	0.00%

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