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Table 7 A sensitivity analysis using Mantel-Haenszel bounds for receiving an appropriate antibiotic for pneumonia or ORS for diarrhoea

From: Impact of an integrated community case management programme on uptake of appropriate diarrhoea and pneumonia treatments in Uganda: A propensity score matching and equity analysis study

Outcome

Gamma (C)

Q_mh+

Q_mh2

p_mh+

p_mh2

Antibiotic for pneumonia

1

7.231

7.231

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 

2

4.344

10.442

< 0.0001

0.000

 

3

2.754

12.501

0.003

0.000

 

4

1.659

14.063

0.048

0.000

 

5

0.822

15.343

0.205

0.000

ORS for diarrhoea

1

5.528

5.528

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 

2

3.474

7.821

0.000

< 0.0001

 

3

2.336

9.278

0.010

0.000

 

4

1.552

10.380

0.060

0.000

 

5

0.953

11.280

0.170

0.000

  1. Gamma: odds of differential assignment due to unobserved factors
  2. Q_mh+: Mantel-Haenszel statistic (assumption: overestimation of treatment effect)
  3. Q_mh2: Mantel-Haenszel statistic (assumption: underestimation of treatment effect)
  4. p_mh+: significance level (assumption: overestimation of treatment effect)
  5. p_mh2: significance level (assumption: underestimation of treatment effect)