Table 5 Results of decomposition of the rural–urban disparity in acute respiratory infection symptoms in under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa

Sex of child

Male

Ref

Ref

Female

0.033 (0.071, 0.59)^*

0.02

0.001

0.0003 (-0.00017, 0.0019)

1.98

0.41

Type of birth

Single

Ref

Ref

Twin

0.0006 (-0.26, 0.0001)

0.04

0.161

-0.0002 (-0.004, 0.001)

-0.97

0.76

Child age (months)

 < 12

-0.0006 (-0.0007, -0.0004)^*

-0.33

0.021

0.0018 (0.0006, 0.003)^*

10.5

0.02

12–23

0.0004 (0.0003, 0.0005)^*

0.24

0.031

0.0014 (0.00017, 0.0026)^*

8.1

0.03

24–35

0.0002 (0.0001, 0.0003)^*

1.1

0.001

0.001 (-0.0005, 0.0023)

6.4

0.101

36–47

-0.0004 (-0.0008, -0.002)^*

-0.02

0.035

0.0006 (-0.001, 0.001)

0.34

0.2

48–59

Ref

Ref

Child size at birth

Average

Ref

Ref

Small

0.0009 (0.0007, 0.001)^*

5.15

0.041

-0.0007 (-0.001, 0.0003)

-3.7

0.132

Large

-0.0004 (-0.0005, -0.003)^*

-2.33

0.02

-0.0019 (-0.001, 0.001)

-1.11

0.432

Wasting

Normal

Ref

Ref

Moderate

0.0006 (0.00006, 0.0001)^*

0.32

0.04

-0.0001 (-0.001, 0.0008)

-0.7

0.42

Severe

0.0004 (0.0003, 0.0005)^*

0.23

0.032

0.0013 (-0.007, 0.003)

7.5

0.34

Media exposure

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

-0.003 (-0.004, -0.002)^*

16.6

0.012

-0.0005 (-0.004, 0.003)

3.15

0.61

Diarrhea in the last two weeks

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

0.0013 (0.0012, 0.0014)*

7.5

0.034

-0.0001 (-0.0007, 0.0005)

-0.69

0.31

Ever breast feeding

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

-0.0024 (-0.0030, -0.0018)^*

-1.38

0.04

0.0006 (-0.0003, 0.0004)

0.34

0.43

Ever had vaccination

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

-0.0035 (-0.0038, -0.0033)^*

-20.26

0.023

-0.007 (-0.009, -0.005)^*

-40.9

0.0023

Place of delivery

Home

Ref

Ref

Health facility

-0.003 (-0.004, -0.002)^*

18.14

0.03

-0.005 (-0.008, -0.001)

-26.6

0.003

Wealth status

Poorest

0.009 (0.008, 0.011)^*

54.42

0.01

-0.0006 (-0.001, -0.00008)^*

1.16

0.021

Poorer

0.005 (0.003, 0.006)^*

27.39

0.042

0.0002 (-0.0004, 0.0008)

1.16

0.12

Middle

0.001 (0.0007, 0.0014)^*

6.11

0.028

0.0013(0.0003, 0.002)^*

7.26

0.02

Richer

-0.003 (-0.004, -0.0015)^*

-15.17

0.019

0.0025 (0.001, 0.004)*

14.6

0.031

Richest

Ref

Ref