Table 7

Fixed effects estimates of EPI vaccination rates on HRH densities – with fixed time effects (β coefficients presented; standard errors in parentheses)


Year fixed effects
2001–2006



Model I
Model II
Model I
Model II

Log HRH density
-0.11
0.11

0.00
0.56**
0.75**

0.00



(0.20)
(0.20)

0.00
(0.10)
(0.10)

0.00

Log HRH density * Time Trend
0.00
-0.13**

0.00
0.00
-0.077**

0.00



0.00
(0.04)

0.00
0.00
(0.03)

0.00

Log GP density
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.22
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.26*



0.00
0.00
(0.10)
(0.20)
0.00
0.00
(0.07)
(0.10)

Log GP density * Time Trend
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.12*
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.12**



0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.05)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.03)

Log nurse/midwife density
0.00
0.00
-0.23
-0.34
0.00
0.00
0.29**
0.04



0.00
0.00
(0.10)
(0.20)
0.00
0.00
(0.09)
(0.10)

Log nurse/midwife density * Time Trend
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.082**



0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.05)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.03)

Log health officer density
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.33
0.00
0.00
0.26*
0.54**



0.00
0.00
(0.10)
(0.20)
0.00
0.00
(0.10)
(0.10)

Log health officer density * Time Trend
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.10*
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.084**



0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.04)
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.02)

Year
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.30**
-0.85**
-0.30**
-1.44**



0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.03)
(0.20)
(0.03)
(0.20)

Year-squared
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.060**
0.060**
0.060**
0.059**



0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(0.00)
(0.00)
(0.00)
(0.00)

2001
-0.12
-1.03**
-0.10
-1.53**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.09)
(0.30)
(0.09)
(0.40)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2002
-0.30**
-2.11**
-0.30**
-3.16**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.10)
(0.50)
(0.10)
(0.80)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2003
-0.63**
-3.36**
-0.62**
-4.94**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.10)
(0.80)
(0.10)
(1.10)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2004
-0.17
-3.80**
-0.12
-5.96**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.10)
(1.10)
(0.10)
(1.50)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2005
0.27*
-4.26**
0.32**
-6.98**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.10)
(1.30)
(0.10)
(1.90)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2006
0.27*
-5.17**
0.31*
-8.43**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00



(0.10)
(1.60)
(0.10)
(2.30)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Constant
0.47
2.08
0.53
3.52*
5.27**
6.59**
5.97**
8.72**



(1.10)
(1.40)
(1.30)
(1.70)
(0.70)
(0.80)
(0.90)
(1.00)

R-squared (within)
0.37
0.41
0.37
0.44
0.53
0.55
0.54
0.59

F-test: HRH = 0
0.00
6.30
1.34
2.90
0.00
20.40
10.40
13.30

P-value

<0.01
0.27
0.01

<0.01
<0.01
<0.01

F-test: GP = GP * Time Trend = 0


0.00
3.42


0.00
6.72

P-value



0.04



<0.01

F-test: Nurse/Midwife = Nurse/Midwife * Time Trend = 0


0.00
1.89


0.00
11.50

P-value



0.16



<0.01

F-test: health officer = health officer * Time Trend = 0
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.76

P-value
0.00
0.00

0.05
0.00
0.00

<0.01

F-test: HRHFixed Effects = 0
0.76
8.22
11.00
38.10
0.76
8.22
0.01
0.26*

P-value
0.38
0.02
0.01
<0.01
0.38
0.02
(0.07)
(0.10)

** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05

† Includes all main effects and interaction terms, where applicable

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