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Table 2 Socioeconomic inequalities in under-5 GMNP

From: Socioeconomic disparities in Rwanda’s under-5 population’s growth tracking and nutrition promotion: findings from the 2019–2020 demographic and health survey

Variable

Concentration Index

Standard Error

P

Child’s age (months)

  

0.864

0–11

0.0993*

0.0213

 

12–23

0.1113*

0.0179

 

24–35

0.0775

0.0429

 

36–47

0.0785*

0.0310

 

48–59

0.0829*

0.0280

 

Preceeding birth interval

  

0.797

< 24 months

0.0919*

0.0329

 

24–48 months

0.0908*

0.0152

 

> 48 months

0.0766*

0.0274

 

First born

0.1104*

0.0248

 

Birthweight (kg)

  

0.083

< 2.5

0.0253

0.0481

 

≥ 2.5 (normal weight)

0.1057*

0.0117

 

Sex of child

  

0.800

Male

0.1027*

0.0160

 

Female

0.0970*

0.0155

 

Place of delivery

  

0.489

Health facility

0.0988*

0.0114

 

Home

0.1379*

0.0466

 

Mother’s age (years)

  

0.117

15–24

0.0553

0.0297

 

25–34

0.1173*

0.0158

 

35+

0.0929*

0.0180

 

Family motility

  

0.005*

< 5 years

0.1291*

0.0214

 

5 + years (native)

0.0630*

0.0128

 

Mother’s education

  

0.526

No formal education

0.0474

0.0241

 

Primary

0.0731*

0.0136

 

Secondary+

0.0937*

0.0249

 

Household size

  

0.083

1–4

0.1030*

0.0195

 

5–6

0.1212*

0.0169

 

7+

0.0583*

0.0225

 

Mother read newspaper

  

0.081

Disagree

0.0924*

0.0124

 

Agree

0.1417*

0.0241

 

Mother listen to radio

  

0.086

Disagree

0.0675*

0.0236

 

Agree

0.1126*

0.0125

 

Mother watch tv

  

0.001*

Disagree

0.0720*

0.0140

 

Agree

0.1503*

0.0177

 

Mother surf internet

  

0.915

Disagree

0.0743*

0.0112

 

Agree

0.0679

0.0392

 

Health insurance coverage

  

0.814

Disagree

0.1093*

0.0316

 

Agree

0.1023*

0.0118

 

Mother’s marital status

  

0.876

Single

0.1168*

0.0528

 

Currently in union/living with a man

0.0956*

0.0116

 

Formerly in union

0.1012*

0.0500

 

Mother currently working

  

0.617

Disagree

0.0795*

0.0226

 

Agree

0.0918*

0.0126

 

Sex of household head

  

0.021*

Male

0.0855*

0.0121

 

Female

0.1493*

0.0273

 

Household wealth index

  

0.592

Poorest

0.0775*

0.0212

 

Poorer

0.1000*

0.0224

 

Middle

0.0810*

0.0248

 

Richer

0.0844*

0.0252

 

Richest

0.1313*

0.0323

 

Geographical region

  

0.005*

Kigali

0.0563

0.0339

 

South

0.0720*

0.0199

 

West

0.0294

0.0164

 

North

0.0406

0.0272

 

East

0.1417*

0.0325

 

Place of residence

  

0.725

Urban

0.0242

0.0168

 

Rural

0.0405*

0.0114

 

Total

0.0994

0.0111

< 0.001*

  1. * Significant at p < 0.05; p = comparing concentration indices across the levels of a variable
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