Table 4 Estimates of Marginal effect and decomposition analysis for contribution of explanatory factors to the inequality in HIV testing during ANC visit or labour and received results among women aged 15–49 with a birth 2 years before the survey in India, 2015–16
Elasticity | CI | Absolute Contribution to CI | % Contribution to CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||||
15–19 | ||||
20–24 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
25–29 | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
30–34 | 0.015 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
35–39 | 0.019 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.1 |
40 and above | −0.016 | 0.045 | −0.001 | −0.2 |
Years of schooling | ||||
No education | ||||
1–5 | 0.007 | −0.162 | −0.001 | −0.4 |
6–9 | 0.073 | −0.030 | −0.002 | −0.7 |
10 and above | 0.254 | 0.343 | 0.087 | 26.0 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | ||||
Rural | −0.132 | −0.228 | 0.030 | 9.0 |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | ||||
Muslim | 0.003 | 0.031 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Others | 0.022 | 0.221 | 0.005 | 1.5 |
Caste | ||||
SC/ST | ||||
OBC | −0.034 | 0.018 | − 0.001 | − 0.2 |
Others | 0.002 | 0.223 | 0.001 | 0.1 |
Regular exposure of media | ||||
No | ||||
Yes | 0.159 | 0.173 | 0.028 | 8.3 |
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS | ||||
No | ||||
Yes | 0.116 | 0.288 | 0.033 | 10.0 |
Region | ||||
North | ||||
Central | −0.080 | −0.166 | 0.013 | 4.0 |
East | − 0.056 | − 0.345 | 0.019 | 5.8 |
Northeast | −0.010 | −0.222 | 0.002 | 0.7 |
West | 0.055 | 0.181 | 0.010 | 3.0 |
South | 0.298 | 0.200 | 0.060 | 17.8 |
Explained CI | 0.283 | 100 | ||
Total CI | 0.334 | |||
Residual | 0.059 | |||