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Table 4 Multinomial probit regression results with public providers as comparison group

From: Treatment choices for fevers in children under-five years in a rural Ghanaian district

Variables

Option

 

Self-med.

OTC

Private

log of age

-0.869

-0.911

-0.152

 

(0.751)

(0.634)

(0.739)

sex of child

-0.645*

-0.250

-0.427

 

(0.385)

(0.317)

(0.395)

sex of payer

-0.258

-0.183

-0.184

 

(0.419)

(0.349)

(0.411)

log of income

-0.220***

-0.048

0.015

 

(0.084)

(0.079)

(0.099)

education

-0.016

-0.015

-0.029

 

(0.046)

(0.037)

(0.045)

HI status

-0.530

-0.760**

-1.045**

 

(0.460)

(0.387)

(0.509)

log of trt. Cost

-0.375**

-0.191

1.582***

 

(0.179)

(0.160)

(0.296)

time

0.041***

0.049***

0.014**

 

(0.006)

(0.005)

(0.007)

Constant

7.943**

5.062*

-17.097***

 

(3.451)

(3.034)

(4.435)

  1. Log pseudo likelihood = -214.24853
  2. Number of observations = 403
  3. Wald chi square (24) = 180.09
  4. Probability level of significance based on Wild chi square = 0.000