Table 3 Decomposition results from height-for-age scores

Place of residence (urban)

−0.0732

0.56550***

7.85282

(0.0551)

(0.0153)

(5.2993)

Mother’s education attainment

Primary

−0.17636***

0.27811***

12.91317***

(0.0508)

(0.0117)

(3.3894)

Secondary and above

−0.30692***

0.71319***

10.50996**

(0.1155)

(0.0195)

(4.0899)

Source of antenatal care

Doctor

−0.39623**

0.13920***

1.41282*

(0.1584)

(0.0519)

(0.7509)

Nurse/Midwife

−0.19795*

−0.01113***

−1.37141*

(0.1040)

(0.0033)

(0.7924)

Health insurance

−0.10924*

0.04766***

1.91208***

(0.0589)

(0.0109)

(0.6514)

Age of child

0.21001***

−0.01097

3.13153

(0.0188)

(0.0073)

(1.9676)

Child size at birth

Very large

−0.0189

0.00012

0.00065

(0.0709)

(0.0135)

(0.2493)

Larger than average

−0.05438

0.00397

0.06592

(0.0666)

(0.0118)

(0.3196)

Household wealth quintile

Middle

−0.15129**

0.46955***

6.64145**

(0.0766)

(0.0109)

(3.2391)

Rich

−0.46485***

0.80418***

49.38621***

(0.0726)

(0.0105)

(6.3955)