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Table 3 Socioeconomic inequalities in bed net ownership

From: How equitable is bed net ownership and utilisation in Tanzania? A practical application of the principles of horizontal and vertical equity

Intervention

Inequality measure

Rural

Urban

Overall

Ownership of ITNs

Equity ratio by:

   
 

Wealth

10.7

3.4

8.3

 

Education class

8.5

6.3

12.4

 

C.I (t-statistic) by:

   
 

Wealth

0.368 (3.67)*

0.093 (1.95)

0.276 (2.60)*

 

Education class

0.276 (2.93)*

0.117(1.70)

0.234 (2.01)*

Ownership of all nets

Equity ratio by:

   
 

Wealth

2.9

1.6

2.4

 

Education class

2.3

1.2

2

 

C.I (t-statistic) by:

   
 

Wealth

0.169 (3.98)*

0.027 (0.96)

0.138 (2.30)*

 

Education class

0.108 (2.21)*

0.028 (2.36)*

0.089 (2.07)*

  1. * Concentration indices significant at 5% level; t-statistic are given in brackets