Explaining household socio-economic related child health inequalities using multiple methods in three diverse settings in South Africa

Table 8 Decomposition results HIV transmission

(Column 1)	(Column 2)	(Column 3)
Determinant	Concentration index (C_k)	Deterministic contribution C -0.040
Household socioeconomic position
Very poor	-0.395	-0.016
Poor	0.021	0.001
Less poor	0.436	0.017
Least poor	0.821	0.039
	*Subtotal*	0.041
Maternal education
Secondary	-0.081	0.020
Matric	0.284	-0.030
	*Subtotal*	-0.010
Maternal age
21-30	0.025	-0.006
>30	0.021	-0.002
	*Subtotal*	-0.008
Site
Rietvlei	-0.557	-0.140
Umlazi	0.235	0.035
	*Subtotal*	-0.105
Maternal viral load
log viral load at 3 weeks	-0.001	-0.001
log viral load at 36 weeks	0.010	0.002
	*Subtotal*	0.001
Marital status
Married	-0.199	0.010
	*Subtotal*	0.010
Household income
(R/month)	0.205	0.016
	*Subtotal*	0.016
Residual (unexplained)		0.016

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