Table 4 Multivariate decomposition analysis of factors associated with caesarean section deliveries inequality between rural and urban residence
Variable | Difference due to Characteristics (E) | Difference due to Coefficients (C) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient | Percent | Coefficient | Percent | |
% Total explained disparity | 0.04483*** | 81.12 | 0.01043*** | 18.88 |
Sex of child | ||||
Male | -0.00000*** | -0.00 | 0.00010 | 0.18 |
Female | -0.00000*** | -0.00 | -0.00010 | -0.18 |
Mother’s self-reported size of child at birth | ||||
Large | 0.00010** | 0.19 | -0.00098** | -1.77 |
Average | 0.00003*** | 0.06 | -0.00023 | -0.41 |
Smaller | -0.00019*** | -0.35 | 0.00052** | 0.94 |
Twin status | ||||
Single birth | 0.00004*** | 0.08 | 0.00141 | 2.55 |
Multiple birth | 0.00004*** | 0.08 | -0.00003 | -0.05 |
Mother’s age (years) | ||||
15–19 | 0.00085*** | 1.54 | -0.00019 | -0.34 |
20–24 | 0.00082*** | 1.49 | -0.00165*** | -2.98 |
25–29 | -0.00059*** | -1.07 | -0.00114** | -2.06 |
30–34 | 0.00009 | 0.16 | -0.00035 | -0.64 |
35–39 | 0.00009*** | 0.16 | 0.00052* | 0.94 |
40–44 | -0.00048*** | -0.86 | 0.00033 | 0.59 |
45–49 | -0.00048*** | -0.87 | 0.00028* | 0.50 |
Maternal educational level | ||||
No education | 0.00186** | 3.37 | 0.00028 | 0.51 |
Primary | 0.00009 | 0.16 | -0.00036 | -0.65 |
Secondary | -0.00105** | -1.89 | -0.00014 | -0.26 |
Higher | 0.00102*** | 1.85 | 0.00002 | 0.03 |
Current working status | ||||
No | 0.00001 | 0.03 | -0.00037 | -0.66 |
Yes | 0.00001 | 0.03 | 0.00073 | 1.33 |
Antenatal care attendance | ||||
None | 0.00353*** | 6.39 | 0.00088* | 1.59 |
1–3 | -0.00131*** | -2.37 | -0.00097 | -1.76 |
4 or more | 0.00521*** | 9.42 | -0.00187* | -3.39 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | -0.00015* | -0.28 | 0.00207** | 3.75 |
Cohabiting | -0.00015* | -0.28 | -0.00040** | -0.73 |
Religion | ||||
No religion/others | -0.00013* | -0.23 | 0.00012 | 0.22 |
Christianity | 0.00020 | 0.37 | -0.00032 | -0.57 |
Islamic | 0.00009* | 0.16 | 0.00035 | 0.63 |
African Traditional | 0.00015 | 0.26 | -0.00012 | -0.21 |
National health insurance subscription | ||||
No | 0.00086*** | 1.56 | 0.00049 | 0.88 |
Yes | 0.00086*** | 1.56 | -0.00002 | -0.04 |
Parity | ||||
1 birth | 0.00186*** | 3.36 | -0.00014 | -0.26 |
2 births | 0.00056*** | 1.02 | 0.00006 | 0.12 |
3 births | -0.00035*** | -0.64 | -0.00019 | -0.34 |
Four or more births | 0.00502*** | 9.08 | 0.00093 | 1.68 |
Partner educational level | ||||
No education | 0.00167** | 3.02 | 0.00043 | 0.77 |
Primary | -0.00051* | -0.92 | 0.00036 | 0.66 |
Secondary | -0.00034 | -0.62 | -0.00041 | -0.74 |
Higher | 0.00065* | 1.17 | -0.00002 | -0.04 |
Person who usually decides on respondent’s health care | ||||
Respondent alone | -0.00014 | -0.25 | -0.00067 | -1.20 |
Respondent and partner | -0.00004 | -0.08 | -0.00023 | -0.41 |
Partner alone | 0.00057 | 1.04 | -0.00078 | -1.41 |
Someone else or other | -0.00003 | -0.05 | 0.00005 | 0.09 |
Person who usually decides on large household purchases | ||||
Respondent alone | 0.00027 | 0.48 | 0.00045 | 0.81 |
Respondent and partner | 0.00028 | 0.50 | 0.00053 | 0.95 |
Partner alone | -0.00036 | -0.64 | 0.00166 | 3.00 |
Someone else or other | -0.00000 | -0.00 | -0.00010 | -0.19 |
Person who usually decides on visits to family or relatives | ||||
Respondent alone | 0.00034* | 0.61 | 0.00155** | 2.80 |
Respondent and partner | 0.00034 | 0.62 | 0.00200 | 3.61 |
Partner alone | -0.00042 | -0.75 | 0.00115 | 2.07 |
Someone else or other | 0.00004 | 0.06 | -0.00014* | -0.26 |
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | 0.00001 | 0.02 | 0.00098 | 1.77 |
Female | 0.00001 | 0.02 | -0.00015 | -0.27 |
Frequency of watching television | ||||
Not at all | 0.00088 | 1.60 | -0.00038 | -0.69 |
Less than once a week | 0.00011 | 0.19 | 0.00028* | 0.52 |
At least once a week | -0.00016 | -0.28 | -0.00027* | -0.49 |
Frequency of listening radio | ||||
Not at all | 0.00036 | 0.65 | 0.00088 | 1.59 |
Less than once a week | 0.00003 | 0.05 | 0.00003 | 0.05 |
At least once a week | 0.00017 | 0.32 | -0.00059* | -1.06 |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine | ||||
Not at all | 0.00062* | 1.12 | -0.00011 | -0.21 |
Less than once a week | 0.00005 | 0.08 | 0.00005 | 0.09 |
At least once a week | 0.00028 | 0.50 | -0.00002 | -0.04 |
Wealth index | ||||
Poorest | 0.00630*** | 11.40 | 0.00039 | 0.71 |
Poorer | 0.00234** | 4.23 | 0.00036 | 0.65 |
Middle | 0.00027 | 0.48 | -0.00039 | -0.71 |
Richer | 0.00147*** | 2.66 | -0.00013 | -0.23 |
Richest | 0.01127*** | 20.38 | 0.00002 | 0.03 |