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Table 2 Linear regression for under 5 years infant and maternal mortality, and measles immunization coverage by health personnel density

From: Cameroon public health sector: shortage and inequalities in geographic distribution of health personnel

Independent variables

Under 5 years infant mortality

Maternal mortality

Measles immunization coverage

Coefficient

t

p>/t/

Coefficient

t

p>/t/

Coefficient

t

p>/t/

Density of physicians

-9.622

-1.680

0.131

-3.036

-0.606

0.561

-12.844

-5.404

0.001

Density of Nurses

-1.252

-0.986

0.353

-1.307

-0.897

0.396

-1.751

-1.962

0.085

Density of paramedics

-4.926

-1.154

0.282

-3.941

-0.781

0.457

-8.128

-3.436

0.009

Combined density of Physicians, nurses and paramedics

-1.052

-1.206

0.262

-0.919

-0.895

0.397

-1.507

-2.738

0.026

R2

0.226

0.074

0.548

  1. *P>/t/=P-value
  2. Source: Data from the Ministry of Public Health.2011