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Table 4 Relative contribution (%) of determinants to overall inequality in likelihood of having ARI in Nigeria

From: Factors contributing to regional inequalities in acute respiratory infections symptoms among under-five children in Nigeria: a decomposition analysis

Region

Gini index

Child’s gender (female)

Child’s age (6 to 23 months)

Birth order and interval (2 to 4 short)

Height/Age (chronic) (deficit)

No received BCG

Child has no health card

Cooking methods (biomass)

Maternal education (no education)

Household wealth index

Type of residence

(poorest)

(rural)

North West

 2003

0.32

0.12

43.60

11.02

3.55

21.5

7.23

8.49

2.0

−0.008

1.50

 2008

0.31

7.17

13.10

5.40

1.18

47.1

−1.62

0.09

22.07

1.37

3.97

 2013

0.34

27.2

36.3

3.51

−0.03

0.12

−0.10

−0.29

4.67

7.32

21.1

North East

 2003

0.22

0.70

24.8

10.5

33.9

4.33

−2.16

10.05

10.48

7.37

−0.06

 2008

0.21

1.17

27.7

0.11

11.8

3.48

23.3

27.20

0.27

4.73

−0.04

 2013

0.28

0.94

78.9

0.57

0.05

0.09

0.04

0.01

8.97

4.82

5.57

North Central

 2003

0.35

4.45

26.1

1.18

2.39

17.5

−0.02

10.2

5.67

10.79

21.5

 2008

0.37

0.05

0.90

5.71

0.04

8.92

38.5

26.7

4.45

5.08

9.51

 2013

0.51

0.77

32.3

2.89

1.4

0.24

0.18

30.5

23.6

3.75

4.19

South East

 2003

0.38

0.15

0.03

3.11

−0.42

0.39

4.13

1.2

76.09

16.4

−1.13

 2008

0.51

11.00

28.9

3.31

0.97

7.76

1.05

16.9

29.8

−0.47

0.63

 2013

0.56

0.07

50.10

8.00

7.42

0.68

−0.06

21.03

2.68

7.51

2.44

South South

 2003

0.43

−0.1

14.1

0.02

20.7

8.4

17.02

−3.32

18.06

−1.60

26.6

 2008

0.33

2.15

6.81

16.30

14.6

1.35

20.30

12.20

16.10

11.6

−1.72

 2013

0.55

2.74

56.1

33.30

−0.005

−0.01

0.02

0.004

7.26

0.01

0.46

South West

 2003

0.47

0.36

13.9

−0.05

2.24

36.6

0.47

−0.19

−2.46

4.44

44.6

 2008

0.58

7.27

6.44

6.77

6.23

−0.54

8.80

2.88

56.6

2.88

2.55

 2013

0.62

0.21

11.2

44.2

1.92

−1.18

26.1

9.57

5.34

1.49

1.01

  1. The relative contributions were estimated using Fields methods [54]