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Table 8 Oaxaca Decomposition for Changes in Negative HAZ score Inequality between 1996/97 & 2014

From: Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014

Variables

E: Elasticity C: Conc. Index t: 2014 (t-1): 1996/97

  

Variation (1)

Variation (2)

  

Et(Ct-Ct-1)

Ct-1(Et-Et-1)

Et-1(Ct-Ct-1)

Ct(Et-Et-1)

Total

%

Child’s age

−0.006

−0.005

−0.003

−0.008

−0.011

25.81

Child’s age squared

0.016

0.005

0.006

0.014

0.021

−47.00

Birth Order

0.000

0.000

0.000

−0.001

−0.001

1.67

Antenatal visit to doctor

0.009

−0.016

0.002

−0.009

−0.007

15.34

Delivery at health facility

0.007

−0.014

0.000

−0.006

−0.007

15.43

Early initiation of breastfeeding

−0.003

0.002

0.001

−0.002

−0.001

2.54

Maternal Schooling (years)

0.021

−0.023

0.009

−0.011

−0.002

3.97

Paternal Schooling (years)

0.004

0.000

0.003

0.000

0.003

−6.91

Maternal CED (Chronic Energy Deficiency)

−0.003

0.002

−0.005

0.004

−0.001

1.97

Maternal short stature (<145 cm)

−0.006

0.000

−0.005

−0.002

−0.006

14.06

Wealth Index

−0.012

−0.003

−0.011

−0.005

−0.015

34.55

Residual

    

−0.017

38.57

Total

0.026

−0.053

−0.003

−0.024

−0.044

 
  1. Note: Variation 1 (2) uses Et (Et-1) and Ct-1 (Ct) to weight changes in C and E respectively. See Wagstaff et al. [44] for details