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Table 9 Average marginal effects for the health care provider choice models for adults (Age≥ 15 years), robust Z statistic in parentheses

From: Poverty and health care demand in Kenya

 

Dependent variable = health care provider

Variable

None

Non-modern

Modern

Poor

0.271

0.156

-0.427

 

(3.33)

(3.31)

(-5.02)

Rural

0.001

0.047

-0.048

 

(0.13)

(6.61)

(-4.22)

Male

0.016

0.010

-0.026

 

(1.68)

(1.73)

(-2.59)

Household size

-0.009

-0.008

0.017

 

(-2.34)

(-3.37)

(4.10)

Fever/Malaria

0.004

0.024

-0.028

 

(0.42)

(3.60)

(-2.56)

Flu

0.192

0.085

-0.277

 

(12.37)

(9.60)

(-16.84)

Headache

0.071

0.068

-0.139

 

(3.87)

(6.78)

(-7.18)

Distance to nearest health facility

0.001

-0.003

0.002

 

(1.44)

(-5.71)

(1.87)

Age

0.0007

-0.0005

-0.0003

 

(2.28)

(-2.47)

(-0.79)

Catholic

-0.104

0.017

0.087

 

(-7.43)

(1.93)

(5.88)

Protestant

-0.081

0.014

0.067

 

(-6.15)

(1.66)

(4.79)

Muslim

-0.077

-0.026

0.103

 

(-3.90)

(-1.92)

(4.89)

No education

-0.009

-0.016

0.025

 

(-0.63)

(-1.89)

(1.67)

Married

0.007

-0.001

-0.006

 

(0.73)

(-0.17)

(-0.60)

Poor residuals

-0.114

-0.081

0.196

 

(-2.30)

(-2.81)

(3.76)

Number of observations

9,694

9,694

9,694