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Table 6 Adjusted net benefit of the DAZT program relative to (baseline) conditions existing before the program using a linear regression with endogenous treatment effects approach to defining covariates and ORS and zinc coverage as the effectiveness measure

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of the diarrhea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration therapy (DAZT) program in rural Gujarat India: an application of the net-benefit regression framework

Variable

NB with λ = $0

NB with λ = $4

NB with λ = $8

NB with λ = $12

NB with λ = $16

NB with λ = $20

Constant term

0.94

[0.69]

(0.09)

−5.07

[1.03]

(0.00)

−5.82

[1.14]

(0.00)

−6.68

[1.32]

(0.00)

−7.45

[1.50]

(0.00)

−8.10

[1.67]

(0.00)

Study phase

0.02

[0.54]

(0.48)

0.10

[0.35]

(0.38)

0.80

[0.42]

(0.03)

1.49

[0.51]

(0.00)

2.10

[0.60]

(0.00)

2.66

[0.67]

(0.00)

Household size

0.16

[0.11]

(0.07)

0.21

[0.13]

(0.05)

0.22

[0.14]

(0.06)

0.23

[0.15]

(0.06)

0.24

[0.16]

(0.07)

0.25

[0.18]

(0.08)

Female child

0.39

[0.47]

(0.20)

0.45

[0.59]

(0.22)

0.43

[0.62]

(0.25)

0.41

[0.67]

(0.27)

0.38

[0.72]

(0.30)

0.36

[0.78]

(0.32)

Child age (months)

0.04

[0.02]

(0.02)

0.06

[0.03]

(0.02)

0.06

[0.03]

(0.02)

0.06

[0.03]

(0.03)

0.06

[0.03]

(0.04)

0.06

[0.03]

(0.05)

Paternal primary education

−0.56

[0.73]

(0.22)

−1.72

[1.03]

(0.05)

−1.98

[1.10]

(0.04)

−2.25

[1.20]

(0.03)

−2.51

[1.31]

(0.03)

−2.75

[1.41]

(0.03)

Paternal secondary education

0.86

[0.57]

(0.07)

0.89

[0.73]

(0.11)

0.86

[0.77]

(0.13)

0.84

[0.83]

(0.16)

0.81

[0.89]

(0.18)

0.79

[0.96]

(0.20)

Maternal primary education

0.42

[0.54]

(0.22)

0.86

[0.68]

(0.10)

0.98

[0.72]

(0.09)

1.10

[0.79]

(0.08)

1.23

[0.86]

(0.08)

1.36

[0.92]

(0.07)

Maternal secondary education

−0.68

[0.61]

(0.13)

−0.37

[0.90]

(0.34)

−0.30

[0.97]

(0.38)

−0.22

[1.06]

(0.42)

−0.15

[1.16]

(0.45)

−0.08

[1.27]

(0.48)

BPL card

−0.18

[0.52]

(0.37)

−0.77

[0.62]

(0.11)

−0.99

[0.65]

(0.07)

−1.21

[0.71]

(0.04)

−1.42

[0.76]

(0.03)

−1.62

[0.82]

(0.02)

Wealth index—2nd quintile

−1.01

[0.97]

(0.15)

−1.80

[1.14]

(0.06)

−1.99

[1.22]

(0.05)

−2.20

[1.32]

(0.05)

−2.38

[1.42]

(0.05)

−2.53

[1.52]

(0.05)

Wealth index—3rd quintile

−0.80

[0.54]

(0.07)

−0.75

[0.78]

(0.17)

−0.89

[0.86]

(0.15)

−1.03

[0.96]

(0.14)

−1.15

[1.07]

(0.14)

−1.27

[1.17]

(0.14)

Wealth index—4th quintile

−0.87

[0.55]

(0.06)

−0.88

[0.87]

(0.15)

−0.82

[0.97]

(0.20)

−0.75

[1.10]

(0.25)

−0.66

[1.24]

(0.30)

−0.54

[1.37]

(0.35)

Wealth index—5th quintile

−0.91

[0.99]

(0.18)

−1.37

[1.26]

(0.14)

−1.18

[1.35]

(0.19)

−1.00

[1.47]

(0.25)

−0.80

[1.60]

(0.31)

−0.58

[1.73]

(0.37)

Seek treatment from a public facility

−1.26

[0.51]

(0.01)

2.95

[0.82]

(0.00)

3.83

[0.95]

(0.00)

4.79

[1.12]

(0.00)

5.71

[1.31]

(0.00)

6.56

[1.49]

(0.00)

Seek treatment from a public community based provider

0.02

[0.67]

(0.49)

4.16

[1.17]

(0.00)

5.85

[1.33]

(0.00)

7.60

[1.55]

(0.00)

9.34

[1.78]

(0.00)

11.04

[2.02]

(0.00)

Seek treatment from a private provider

−5.87

[0.62]

(0.00)

4.56

[0.86]

(0.00)

5.76

[1.01]

(0.00)

7.17

[1.28]

(0.00)

8.46

[1.55]

(0.00)

9.56

[1.79]

(0.00)

Wald chi-2

166.360

71.460

102.980

99.840

90.100

84.700

Prob > chi-2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

AIC

4791

4419

4526

4668

4818

4963

BIC

4946

4574

4681

4822

4972

5117

[Standard error] (p value)