Table 5 |
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Logit regression estimates for the probability of owning a bed net at household level and using a bed net at individual level |
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Panel A: Horizontal equity analysis: Household level (N = 1603; F < 0.0001) |
Panel B: Vertical equity analysis: Individual level (N = 8663; F < 0.0001) |
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Level of Analysis |
All Nets |
Treated nets |
All Nets |
Treated nets |
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Marginal/Average effects†|
Marginal/Average effects |
Marginal/Average effects |
Marginal/Average effects |
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Explanatory variable |
dF/dx |
p-value |
dF/dx |
p-value |
dF/dx |
p-value |
dF/dx |
p-value |
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Family size |
0.001 |
0.973 |
-0.002 |
0.656 |
-0.274 |
<0.001* |
-0.008 |
<0.001* |
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Male |
-0.032 |
0.555 |
-0.01 |
0.859 |
-0.056 |
<0.001* |
-0.02 |
0.023* |
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Urban |
0.228 |
<0.001* |
0.205 |
<0.001* |
0.315 |
<0.001* |
0.192 |
<0.001* |
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Married |
0.007 |
0.887 |
0.043 |
0.408 |
0.031 |
0.051* |
0.04 |
<0.001* |
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Sambaa |
0.072 |
0.214 |
0.031 |
0.496 |
-0.087 |
0.003* |
0.011 |
0.546 |
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Digo |
-0.085 |
0.108 |
-0.102 |
0.012* |
-0.176 |
0.001* |
-0.086 |
0.001* |
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Bondei |
0.079 |
0.248 |
-0.051 |
0.314 |
-0.05 |
0.15 |
-0.056 |
0.005* |
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Other ethnic group |
0.006 |
0.908 |
-0.078 |
0.048* |
-0.09 |
0.001* |
-0.056 |
<0.001* |
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Age of household head |
-0.002 |
0.097 |
-0.001 |
0.133 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Under-five |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.157 |
<0.001* |
0.06 |
<0.001* |
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Using other prevention measures |
-0.232 |
<0.001* |
-0.006 |
0.81 |
-0.182 |
<0.001* |
-0.004 |
0.684 |
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Education |
0.013 |
0.008* |
0.02 |
<0.001* |
0.018 |
<0.001* |
0.02 |
<0.001* |
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Wealth |
0.11 |
<0.001* |
0.053 |
<0.001* |
0.091 |
0.001* |
0.043 |
<0.001* |
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Education-squared |
-0.002 |
0.028* |
-0.001 |
0.073 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Wealth-squared |
-0.008 |
<0.001* |
-0.004 |
<0.001* |
-0.007 |
0.001* |
-0.004 |
<0.001* |
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Poor Road |
0.012 |
0.698 |
-0.07 |
0.085 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Market centre |
-0.016 |
0.764 |
-0.008 |
0.906 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Constant |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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* Coefficient significant at 5% level †marginal (average) effects are computed using the dprobit command and reflect the effect of a unity change in the continuous (dummy) variable on the dependent variable. |
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Matovu et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:109 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-109 |
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