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Table 2 Summary statistics

From: Determinants and the impact of the National Health Insurance on neonatal mortality in Ghana

Study variables

Full sample

Valid Nhis

No Valid Nhis

Mean diff

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P-value

Neonatal Death

0.04

0.19

0.04

0.19

0.04

0.19

0.642

Mother’s Age

36.86

7.62

37.43

7.63

36.55

7.58

0.000

Twin

0.04

0.19

0.03

0.17

0.04

0.19

0.095

Birth order

2.95

1.93

3.09

2.02

2.83

1.86

0.000

Child is Male

0.51

0.5

0.53

0.5

0.52

0.5

0.208

Number of ANC Visits

6.26

2.82

5.97

2.73

6.54

2.67

0.00

Delivered by CS

0.1

0.31

0.1

0.3

0.11

0.32

0.349

Faciltiy Delivery

0.92

0.27

0.9

0.3

0.93

0.25

0.000

Birth Interval

0.86

0.34

0.87

0.34

0.87

0.33

0.465

Distance to Health Facility a Problem

0.33

0.47

0.38

0.48

0.3

0.46

0.000

Mother’s Education

 No education

0.42

0.49

0.57

0.5

0.4

0.49

0.000

 Primary

0.2

0.4

0.16

0.37

0.19

0.39

0.001

 Secondary

0.35

0.48

0.25

0.44

0.38

0.49

0.000

 Higher

0.02

0.15

0.02

0.14

0.03

0.17

0.014

Employment Status

 Employed

0.87

0.33

0.9

0.29

0.86

0.34

0.000

Marital Status

 Single

0.03

0.17

0.02

0.15

0.03

0.17

0.079

 Married

0.69

0.46

0.75

0.43

0.73

0.45

0.011

 Living Together

0.15

0.36

0.11

0.31

0.14

0.34

0.001

 Formerly Married

0.13

0.34

0.12

0.32

0.11

0.31

0.339

Wealth Quintiles

 Poorest

0.32

0.47

0.47

0.5

0.32

0.47

0.000

 Poor

0.23

0.42

0.16

0.37

0.22

0.41

0.000

 Middle

0.2

0.4

0.16

0.36

0.2

0.4

0.000

 Rich

0.14

0.35

0.09

0.29

0.15

0.36

0.000

 Richest

0.11

0.31

0.12

0.33

0.12

0.33

0.911

Place of Residence

 Urban

0.397

0.49

0.42

0.49

0.37

0.48

0.000

Region of Residence

 Greater Accra

0.07

0.26

0.14

0.35

0.05

0.23

0.000

 Western

0.1

0.3

0.05

0.21

0.1

0.31

0.000

 Central

0.1

0.3

0.07

0.25

0.07

0.25

0.822

 Volta

0.08

0.28

0.02

0.13

0.1

0.3

0.000

 Eastern

0.1

0.3

0.07

0.25

0.1

0.3

0.000

 Ashanti

0.11

0.31

0.01

0.09

0.1

0.3

0.000

 Brong Ahafo

0.11

0.31

0.01

0.09

0.14

0.34

0.000

 Northern

0.14

0.35

0.37

0.48

0.12

0.32

0.000

 Upper East

0.1

0.3

0.02

0.15

0.12

0.32

0.000

 Upper West

0.09

0.29

0.25

0.43

0.1

0.31

0.000

Observations

23,118

 

1941

 

13,055

 Â