Table 3 Decomposition of change in diarrhea prevalence among under-five children in Ethiopia, from 2000 to 2016

E

C

R

Variables

Characteristics

Coef

Pct.

Coef

Pct.

Residence

Urban (ref)

Rural

0.000 (−0.00.., 0.00)

−0.05

− 0.000(− 0.06, 0.6)

0.62

Mothers work status

Had work (ref)

Had no work

−0.003 (− 0.01, 0.005)

2.47

− 0.02*(− 0.05,-0.003)

14

Mother’s educational level `

No formal (ref) education

–

Primary

−0.0001 (− 0.002, 0.002)

0.11

0.002(− 0.004, 0.008)

−1.6

Secondary

0.000(0.000, 0.0000)

−0.000

0.001(−0.003, 0.006)

−3.1

Higher

−0.001(− 0.002,0.001)

0.5

− 0.001* (− 0.001, − 0.000)

0.4

Father’s educational level

No formal (ref)

education

Primary

0.002 (− 0.001, 0.005)

−1.3

0.001(− 0.009, 0.01)

− 0.7

Secondary

−0.0001 (− 0.0006, 0.000)

0.1

0.004(− 0.02, 0.01)

− 3.1

Higher

0.000 (− 0.001, 0.0010

− 0.13

0.001(− 0.001, 0.003)

−0.63

Family members

<=5 (ref)

> = 6

−0.002 (− 0.005, 0.001)

1.2

0.41*(0.02, 0.06)

−30

Number of under-five children

<=2 (ref)

> = 3

− 0.001 (− 0.002, 0.000)

0.47

− 0.005(− 0.011, 0.002)

3.7

Sex of household head

Male (ref)

Female

0.0003 (−0.000, 0.001)

−0.22

− 0.004(− 0.1, 0.003)

2.6

Media exposure

Yes (ref)

No

0.001(−0.008, 0.003)

− 0.87

− 0.02(− 0.07, 0.03)

16.7

Water source

Improved (ref)

Not improved

0.000 (− 0.004, 0.004)

− 0.005

0.04(− 0.017, 0.046)

−10.4

Constant

−0.15* (− 0.23, − 0.06)

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