Table 1 Estimated relative contribution of covariates to inequalities in medical care utilization and HCHS by poverty status using BO decomposition method: Rwanda, 2005, 2010
From: Decomposing health inequality with population-based surveys: a case study in Rwanda
Inequality in medical care utilization | Inequality in HCHS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 (N = 6737) | 2010 (N = 11,944) | 2005 (N = 6639) | 2010 (N = 11,335) | |
Relative contribution (%) | Relative contribution (%) | Relative contribution (%) | Relative contribution (%) | |
Compositional effect | ||||
Total | 23.44*** | 39.27*** | 21.18*** | 17.33** |
Female | 0.02** | 0.02** | −1.22** | 1.15*** |
Head: no education | 1.86 | 1.24 | 3.96* | 1.75 |
Rural | −1.57 | −2.22 | 5.18 | −6.11* |
Age group < 30 | 0.91*** | 0.35*** | 1.88 | −1.46 |
Age group 30–50 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 1.97** | 1.30 |
Age group > 50 | −0.68** | −0.66*** | 0.05 | 0.35 |
Having severe illnesses | −7.13*** | −2.78*** | ||
Household having children | 7.54*** | 15.59*** | ||
Household having disabled people | 1.14*** | 1.81* | ||
Household size | −3.69*** | −4.94*** | −8.87*** | −6.98 |
Health insurance | 25.17*** | 45.50*** | 8.45*** | 10.36*** |
Travel time to health center (> 0.5 h) | 8.36*** | 2.56** | 1.21 | −0.44 |
Response effect | ||||
Total | 76.56*** | 60.71*** | 78.82*** | 82.67*** |
Female | 11.91 | 6.58 | −3.03 | 6.62 |
Head: no education | −7.03 | −4.39 | −3.37 | 5.61 |
Rural | −30.18 | −20.24 | 27.72** | 1.19 |
Age group < 30 | −3.81 | −5.22 | −1.52 | 5.54 |
Age group 30–50 | 0.23 | 3.17 | 6.70 | 1.30 |
Age group > 50 | 0.65 | −1.51 | −3.37 | −8.55 |
Having severe illnesses | −11.66 | −6.85 | ||
Household having children | −12.89 | −9.01 | ||
Household having disabled people | 3.41 | −5.01 | ||
Household size | −39.03* | −32.98* | 32.17 | 87.30*** |
Health insurance | −16.43* | −33.65*** | 13.20* | 15.28 |
Travel time to health center (> 0.5 h) | 14.95 | −6.47 | − 1.49 | 3.12 |
Constant | 156.95*** | 162.30*** | 21.29 | −20.71 |