Table 3 Multinomial probit regression results with over-the-counter (OTC) as comparison group
From: Treatment choices for fevers in children under-five years in a rural Ghanaian district
| Variables | Option | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-med. | Public | Private | |
| log of age | 0.041 | 0.911 | 0.759 |
| (0.551 | (0.634) | (0.799) | |
| sex of child | -0.396 | 0.250 | -0.178 |
| (0.283) | (0.317) | (0.411) | |
| sex of payer | -0.074 | 0.183 | -0.000 |
| (0.316) | (0.349) | (0.440) | |
| log of income | -0.172*** | 0.048 | 0.063 |
| (0.073) | (0.079) | (0.099) | |
| Education | -0.000 | 0.015 | -0.014 |
| (0.037) | (0.038) | (0.049) | |
| HI status | 0.229 | 0.760** | -0.285 |
| (0.339) | (0.387) | (0.540) | |
| log of trt. cost | -0.184 | 0.191 | 1.773*** |
| (0.127) | (0.160) | (0.310) | |
| time | -0.008* | -0.049*** | -0.034*** |
| (0.005) | (0.005) | (0.006) | |
| Constant | 2.882 | -5.061* | -22.158*** |
| (2.533) | (3.034) | (4.761) | |