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Table 5 Results for multivariate regression models with U5MR in 2010 as DV

From: Priority setting towards achieving under-five mortality target in Africa in context of sustainable development goals: an ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis

Dependent Variable = U5MR

Ind. Variable

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

Model 7

Model 8

Total Fertility

11.40

   

9.87

10.55 *

13.57 **

 

12.35*

   

10.51 .

12.54 *

 

 16.10***

(5.71)

   

(5.72)

(4.95)

(4.33)

 

(5.38)

   

(5.66)

(4.73)

 

 (3.94)

Adolescent Fertility

0.31*

   

0.19

0.19

  

0.26 .

   

0.16

0.17

  

(0.14)

   

(0.15)

(0.12)

  

(0.13)

   

(0.16)

(0.12)

  

Female Adult Literacy

0.66 0

   

1.38

1.35

  

33

   

1.00

   

(1.18)

   

(1.30) (1.31)

(1.02)

  

(1.11)

       

Total Adult Literacy

−0.93

   

−1.86

−1.73

−0.36

 

-0.48

   

-1.46

-0.39

 

 -0.50.

(1.36)

   

(1.42)

(1.16)

(0.26)

 

(1.29)

   

(1.43)

(0.26)

 

 (0.25)

Rural Percent

−0.11

   

−0.07

   

-0.12

   

-0.08

   

(0.30)

   

(0.34) (0.34)

   

(0.29)

       

Income per Capita

 

−7.80

  

−20.60. -17.54

−21.73 *

−20.39*

 
 

-5.55

      
 

(6.47)

  

(11.75)

(8.78)

(8.91)

 
 

(6.24)

  

(11.79)

   

Female Employment

 

−0.09

  

0.13

   
 

0.11

  

0.19

   
 

(0.32)

  

(0.26)

   
 

(0.32)

  

(0.26)

   

Poverty Level

 

0.83 *

  

0.22

0.47 .

  
 

0.70 .

  

0.17

  

 0.50.

 

(0.37)

  

(0.33)

(0.26)

  
 

(0.35)

  

(0.33)

  

 (0.26)

Gov. Expenditure

  

−2.36

 

−3.46 *

 

−3.13**

 
  

-2.36

 

-3.32 *

1.62 .

 

 -1.79.

  

(1.70)

 

(1.56) (1.54)

(1.02) (0.92)

(0.99)

 
  

(1.64)

    

 (0.92)

Total Expenditure

  

−59.37

 

189.54 *

189.68 **

207.04**

 
  

-67.00

 

169.89 *

79.66 *

 

 94.08*

  

(41.05)

 

(71.08)

(62.75)

(62.98)

 
  

(39.86)

 

(71.45)

(38.59)

 

 (37.45)

Personal Expenditure

  

1.57

 

−0.28

   
  

0.29

 

-0.89

   
  

(2.02)

 

(1.73)

   
  

(2.06)

 

(1.76)

   

Water

   

−0.85 *

− 0.47

− 0.53.

−0.54.

 
   

-0.87 *

-0.43

   
   

(0.35)

(0.38)

(0.29)

(0.30)

 
   

(0.33)

(0.38)

   

Sanitation

   

−13.18

2.32

   
   

-8.56

3.33

   
   

(8.85)

(10.10)

   
   

(8.62)

(9.98)

   

BP

25.57*

30.45*

28.04 .

29.73 *

16.15

17.98 .

 

19.21 .

(10.46)

(13.57)

(14.44)

(12.70)

(11.74)

(9.84)

 

(9.90)

Constant

31.63

118.85

201.00 *

104.28 ***

−49.24

−30.12 -

−76.77

 

20.17

90.99

222.17 *

175.67 ***

-48.81

106.04

 

-123.98 .

(36.70)

(67.28)

(85.78)

(28.33)

(114.36)

(75.00)

72.14

 

(34.77)

(65.24)

(83.61)

(28.01)

(113.64)

(73.07)

 

(72.61)

F-statistic

8.78 ***

4.06 *

3.58 *

7.49 **

5.21 ***

9.44***

11.32***

 

9.30 ***

4.61 **

3.82 *

7.37 ***

5.12 ***

10.87***

 

12.12***

Adj. R 2

0.48

0.54

0.24

0.26

0.16

0.21

0.24

0.31

0.57

0.58

0.62

0.62

0.60

0.61

  1. Notes: Standard errors are reported in parenthesis
  2. Entries in the table are standardised regression coefficients
  3. Results with regression with dummy variables are presented in italics
  4. Number of observations = 43
  5. . p < 0.1
  6. *p < 0.05
  7. **p < 0.01
  8. *** p < 0.001.
  9. R-square values are set in boldface
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