Table 1 Summary statistics of child-specific, maternal and household characteristicsa
From: Inequalities in child immunization coverage in Ghana: evidence from a decomposition analysis
| Characteristics | 2008 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||
| Immunization coverage | 71.7 | 71.4 |
| Female child | 48.4 | 48.3 |
| Child delivered at health facility | 56.7 | 73.0 |
| Marital or consensual union | 88.1 | 84.1 |
| Distance to health facility is a problem | 28.8 | 26.8 |
| Has valid health insurance | 39.1 | 65.2 |
| Exposed to media | 84.4 | 90.1 |
| Rural | 59.8 | 53.8 |
| Age category of child | ||
| 12–23 months | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| 24–35 months | 23.5 | 25.6 |
| 36–47 months | 24.0 | 24.8 |
| 48–59 months | 26.5 | 23.5 |
| Religious affiliation of mother | ||
| No/Other religion | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| Christian | 70.9 | 76.2 |
| Moslem | 18.2 | 16.7 |
| Labour market status of mother | ||
| Unemployed | 9.5 | 15.7 |
| Family/Other employee | 18.6 | 20.6 |
| Self-employed | 71.9 | 63.7 |
| Household wealth index | ||
| Low | 45.1 | 40.5 |
| Middle | 19.1 | 20.5 |
| High | 35.8 | 39.0 |
| Mean | ||
| Mother’s age at birth | 28.2 | 28.7 |
| Mother’s years of completed schooling | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Number of co-resident women | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Number of observations | 2147 | 4386 |