Table 5 Decomposition of CI for <4 ANC visits

Age group

    15 to 24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    25 to 34

-0.0441

-0.0809

0.0547

0.0589

-0.0024

-0.0048

1.1050

2.5108

    35 to 49

-0.0165

-0.0266

-0.3176

-0.1546

0.0052

0.0041

-2.3963

-2.1695

Wealth Index

    Poorest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Poorer

-0.0234

-0.0376

-0.3112

-0.3791

0.0073

0.0142

-3.3365

-7.5083

    Middle

-0.0385

-0.0746

0.1160

0.0468

-0.0045

-0.0035

2.0449

1.8406

    Richer

-0.0657

-0.0891

0.5067

0.4706

-0.0333

-0.0419

15.2324

22.1039

    Richest

-0.0915

-0.0763

0.8436

0.8394

-0.0772

-0.0641

35.3361

33.7735

Sex of Household Head

    Male

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Female

-0.0152

-0.0251

-0.0077

-0.0441

0.0001

0.0011

-0.0535

-0.5842

Marital Status

    Others

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Married

0.0810

-0.4651

0.0014

0.0008

0.0001

-0.0004

-0.0519

0.1961

Place of residence

    Urban

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Rural

0.0280

0.0613

-0.0645

-0.1963

-0.0018

-0.0120

0.8271

6.3435

Ecological zones

    Mountains

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Hills

0.0321

0.0093

-0.1760

-0.1308

-0.0057

-0.0012

2.5883

0.6430

    Terai

0.0679

0.1039

0.1948

0.1657

0.0132

0.0172

-6.0568

-9.0736

Religion

    Hindu

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Buddhist

0.0100

-0.0023

-0.1081

0.0084

-0.0011

0.0000

0.4952

0.0100

    Muslim

-0.0030

0.0048

0.0931

0.2085

-0.0003

0.0010

0.1281

-0.5242

    Kirat

0.0016

0.0032

-0.1261

-0.0951

-0.0002

-0.0003

0.0902

0.1580

    Christian

0.0031

0.0046

0.1537

-0.0087

0.0005

0.0000

-0.2153

0.0209

Mother’s Education

    No education

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Primary

-0.0465

-0.0503

-0.0889

-0.1795

0.0041

0.0090

-1.8934

-4.7599

    Secondary

-0.1122

-0.1841

0.3285

0.0807

-0.0368

-0.0149

16.8695

7.8305

    Higher

-0.0482

-0.1652

0.6928

0.4394

-0.0334

-0.0726

15.3055

38.2689

Partner’s education

    Uneducated

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Educated

-0.1511

-0.1482

0.0893

0.0418

-0.0135

-0.0062

6.1763

3.2646

Occupation

    Not working

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Working

-0.0368

-0.1032

-0.1265

-0.1401

0.0047

0.0145

-2.1313

-7.6217

Distance

    Not a problem

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Problem

0.0507

0.0386

-0.2057

-0.1565

-0.0104

-0.0060

4.7762

3.1843

No. of children

0.2848

0.3547

-0.1215

-0.0812

-0.0346

-0.0288

15.8432

15.1843

Explained Contributions

-0.2199

-0.1956

100.6828

103.0917

Residual

0.0015

0.0059

-0.6828

-3.0917

CI

-0.2184

-0.1897

100

100