Table 2 Results of the estimates of the nested multinomial logit model (marginal effects)
From: The determinants of the choice of treatment of pregnant women in Cameroon
Traditional midwife | Public | Private denominational | Private profit seeking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Dy/dx | P>/Z/ | Dy/dx | P>/Z/ | Dy/dx | P>/Z/ | Dy/dx | P>/Z| |
Choice of modern healthcare services (level 2) | ||||||||
 Age 15-25 years | ref. | ref. | ||||||
 26-30 years | -0,052229 | 0,978 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 31-49 years | -0,077863** | 0,034 | - | |||||
Level education | - | - | - | - | - | |||
 No education | 0,716561*** | 0,002 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Primary education | 0,277552* | 0,073 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Secondary | -0, 8183958** | 0,016 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Higher | ref. | ref . | - | |||||
Occupation | - | - | - | - | - | |||
 Remunerated employment | -0,1025579** | 0.033 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Employment not remunerated | ref. | ref . | - | |||||
Religion | - | - | - | - | - | |||
 Catholic | -0,1585394 | 0,446 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Protestant | -0,446 | 0,210 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Moslem | 0,431396* | 0,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Animist | 0, 394046 * | 0,903 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Other Christian religions | ref. | ref. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
State of last pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
 Complicated | -0,4353877** | 0.032 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Non complicated | ref . | ref . | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matrimonial statute | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
 Single | 0,7689184*** | 0,001 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Married | -0,4279708** | 0,010 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Cohabitation | -0,1742246 | 0,302 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Widowed/Divorced | Ref. | ref. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Size of the household | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
 1-4 | ref. | ref. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 5-10 | 0,4580059** | 0.014 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 11 and more | 0,527099*** | 0.001 | - | |||||
Index of wealth | - | - | - | - | - | |||
 Very poor | 0,430192*** | 0,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Poor | 0,285039*** | 0,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Average | -0,458281*** | 0.006 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Rich | -0,380440** | 0,088 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Very rich | ref. | ref . | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Type of modern healthcare services chosen (level 1) | ||||||||
 Cost care (FCFA) | ||||||||
  5000-30000 | - | - | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref . | ref . | ref. |
  30005-100000 | - | - | - 0,0726** | 0,025 | -0,085*** | 0.003 | -0,0222* | 0,098 |
  100005 and more | - | - | - 0,26486*** | 0,000 | -0,177*** | 0,000 | -0,009** | 0,023 |
Cost of transport (FCFA) | ||||||||
 0-100 | - | - | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. |
 150-400 | - | - | -0,70673** | 0,024 | -0,50480 | 0,711 | 0,0155 0 | 0,260 |
 500 and more | - | - | -0,781356** | 0,032 | -0,56054* | 0,093 | 0,5403*** | 0,000 |
Insurance | ||||||||
 Ensured | - | - | 0,455742*** | 0,001 | 0,8821*** | 0.000 | 0,7683*** | 0,000 |
 Not assured | - | - | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Quality of the care | ||||||||
 Good | - | - | 0,51071** | 0,032 | 0,570*** | 0,000 | 0,6287* | 0,0820 |
 Bad | - | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | |
Place of Residence | - | |||||||
 Rural | - | - | -0,304343** | 0,032 | -0,1095* | 0,079 | -0,0023 | 0.540 |
 Urban | - | - | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. | ref. |
Inclusive value λ | 4,465*** | 0.000 | ||||||