From: Malnutrition and the disproportional burden on the poor: the case of Ghana
Variables | Coefficient | C | Contribution (%) | Contribution (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding | 0.01 | -0.0042 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
Age of child | Â | Â | Â | -8.14 |
   6–12 months | 0.22 | 0.0049 | -0.10 |  |
   > 12 months | 0.86 | 0.0154 | -8.04 |  |
Size of child | Â | Â | Â | 2.01 |
   Size large | -0.12 | 0.0170 | 0.65 |  |
   Size small | 0.18 | -0.0500 | 0.82 |  |
   Size very small | 0.26 | -0.0401 | 0.54 |  |
Sex of child | 0.23 | -0.0101 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | 23.07 |
   Upper | -0.59 | -0.2123 | -8.29 |  |
   Middle | -0.38 | 0.1169 | 10.34 |  |
   South | -0.52 | -0.0425 | -6.68 |  |
   Accra | -0.73 | 0.4390 | 27.70 |  |
Urban | -0.11 | 0.3153 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
Wealth | Â | Â | Â | 30.85 |
   Middle | -0.04 | 0.1055 | 1.13 |  |
   Rich | -0.18 | 0.7120 | 29.71 |  |
Toilet | -0.10 | 0.1159 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
Water | 0.02 | 0.0690 | -0.72 | -0.72 |
Twoplus | 0.11 | -0.0469 | 2.41 | 2.41 |
Riskintb | 0.19 | 0.0440 | -0.66 | -0.66 |
Married | -0.03 | 0.0180 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
Mother's education | Â | Â | Â | 5.51 |
   No or incomplete | 0.33 | -0.1578 | 22.99 |  |
   Primary | 0.36 | 0.1549 | -17.48 |  |
Health services index | Â | Â | Â | 18.32 |
   Healthmod | -0.02 | -0.0525 | -0.20 |  |
   Healthhigh | -0.32 | 0.2204 | 18.52 |  |
Mother's age at birth | Â | Â | Â | 1.29 |
   <20 | 0.13 | -0.1133 | 1.26 |  |
   >39 | 0.00 | -0.1035 | 0.03 |  |
Mother's occupation | Â | Â | Â | 2.90 |
   Prof, tech, man, cler, sales, service | -0.13 | 0.2194 | 7.40 |  |
   Agriculture | -0.07 | -0.1884 | -4.90 |  |
   Manual | -0.07 | 0.0505 | 0.40 |  |
Constant | 1.03 | Â | Â | Â |
Error | Â | -0.0045 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
Total | Â | Â | 100.00 | 100.00 |