Table 3

Comparison of different health variables among different WESR clusters

MORT_5MORT_NEODPTMEASLESHOSPPHYSMAT_DEATHSANITLIFE_EXPHDI_2000HDI_average
Cluster 1
 Mean (SD)23.70
(22.85)
10.85
(8.01)
91.09
(8.95)
90.41
(11.12)
3.46
(2.28)
1.63
(1.58)
0.50
(0.96)
81.24
(19.75)
71.66
(7.15)
0.73
(0.10)
0.58
(0.11)
 N14343434341343742414133
Cluster 2
 Mean (SD)43.70
(39.36)
17.13
(10.69)
88.71
(11.09)
87.94
(12.67)
3.17
(2.55)
1.50
(1.36)
0.89
(1.50)
68.17
(29.51)
66.82
(7.89)
0.65
(0.15)
0.50
(0.12)
 N25151515150465151515147
Cluster 3
 Mean (SD)72.79
(50.03)
25.22
(13.24)
81.20
(16.17)
79.49
(15.67)
1.16
(1.09)
0.79
(0.95)
1.71
(1.79)
53.16
(31.70)
64.90
(10.60)
0.57
(0.15)
0.39
(0.14)
 N36363636362606062606256
Total
 Mean (SD)49.90
(45.23)
18.65
(12.59)
86.35
(13.55)
85.23
(14.35)
2.62
(2.15)
1.23
(1.31)
1.13
(1.59)
65.71
(30.26)
67.37
(9.25)
0.64
(0.14)
0.48
(0.15)
 N157157157157153140148155152154136
*F -Statistics19.51***21.78***8.75***9.72***13.37***6.51***8.15***12.71***7.18***18.79***24.09***
Post hoc analysis: Scheffe’s method(3) > (2)
(3) > (1)
(3) > (2)
(3) > (3)
(2) > (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(3) > (2)
(3) > (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(3) < (1)
(2) < (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(2) < (1)
(3) < (2)
(3) < (1)
(2) < (1)
Confirm hypothesis?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
  • *p≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p≤0.001.

  • DPT, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus; HDI, human development index; HOSP, number of hospital beds per 1000 people; LIFE_EXP, life expectancy at birth; MEASLES, immunisation of measles; MORT_5, mortality under 5; MORT_NEO, mortality under neonatal; MAT_DEATH; lifetime risk of maternal death; PHYS, number of physicians per 1000 people; SANIT, improved sanitation facilities .