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Table 5 Decomposition of concentration indices for under-five stunting in the TDHS 2004/5, 2010 and 2015/6

From: Inequalities in stunting among under-five children in Tanzania: decomposing the concentration indexes using demographic health surveys from 2004/5 to 2015/6

Variables

Stunting (height for age < 2 SD)

TDHS 2004/5

TDHS 2010

TDHS 2015/6

CIX %

CIX %

CIX %

Residence area

−0.07

−2.66

 

−0.07

− 23.58

− 0.086

−13.65

Child age in (months)

− 0.003

3.15

 

− 0.005

3.5

− 0.005

− 0.007

Child sex

0.0002

−0.04

 

−0.002

− 0.23

− 0.002

−0.4

Mother education (years)

−0.18

9.51

 

0.19

21.97

0.21

36.63

Wealth index

0.27

93.3

 

0.27

88.86

0.28

71.48

Household size

−0.04

−2.02

 

−0.004

− 0.13

− 0.08

−5.42

Skilled birth attendant

0.16

22.7

 

0.009

−0.25

0.18

17.55

Place of delivery

0.06

−3.5

 

0.07

22.76

0.07

16.2

Residuals

−0.1781

−20.44

 

−0.476

−12.9

−0.663

− 22.38

Total

0.0193

100

 

−0.018

100

−0.096

100

  1. % represents the percentage contribution of each determinant’s CIX to the overall CIX
  2. TDHS represents Tanzania Demographic and Health Surveys