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Table 2 Three models estimating the relationship between health outcome (U5MR), governance (RLTC and SEO) and 9 covariates representing healthcare, finance/economy, education, and physical infrastructure1.

From: Health systems performance in sub-Saharan Africa: governance, outcome and equity

 

U5MR

 

Model 1 (41 < n <45)

Model 2 (n = 37)

Model 3 (n = 37)

 

β/r

p

β

p

β

p

Healthcare

      

Births Attended %

-.56

<.001

-.27

.20

-.31

.06

Immunisation %

-.44

<.001

.00

.98

.01

.93

Hospital Beds/10,000

-.63

<.001

.03

.90

.02

.90

Finance

      

GNI2 (transformed) $

-.47

<.001

.09

.68

.41

.04

Health Expenditure $

-.50

<.001

.03

.87

.18

.27

Education

      

Enrolments (female) %

-.64

<.001

-.57

<.001

-.32

.02

Adult Literacy %

-.55

<.001

.03

.86

.20

.19

Physical Infrastructure

      

Water %

-.67

<.001

-.41

.03

-.10

.52

Sanitation %

-.35

.02

.10

.47

.15

.20

Governance

      

RLTC3

-.70

<.001

  

-.12

.42

SEO4

-.72

<.001

  

-.90

<.001

Adjusted R-squared

  

.59

.76

  1. 1Model 1 examines the bivariate relationship between, U5MR, and the 9 covariates, and the two measures of governance. Model 2 examines the multivariate model of the linear relationship between U5MR and the covariates in the absence of the measures of governance. Model 3 replicated Model 2, with the addition of the two governance measures.
  2. 2GNI: Gross National Income
  3. 3RLTC: Rule of Law, Transparency and Corruption
  4. 4SEO: Sustainable Economic Opportunity
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