Table 6 Full regression analysis for predicting the influence of physician and nurse density and other socioeconomic variables on IMR, U5MR, MMR and LE in LMICs and MHICs at a global level
IMR | U5MR | MMR | LE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician density | ||||
LMICs | -0.177** | -0.317** | -0.400** | 0.101** |
MHICs | -0.643** | -0.792** | -0.878** | 0.186** |
Nurse density | ||||
LMICs | -0.026 | 0.044 | -0.284* | -0.034 |
MHICs | -0.197 | -0.238 | -0.397* | -0.032 |
Female literacy | ||||
LMICs | -0.573** | -0.689** | -0.491* | 0.088* |
MHICs | -4.277* | -5.250* | -5.051 | 0.344 |
Health expenditure as % of GDP | ||||
LMICs | -0.433** | -0.459* | -0.348 | 0.023 |
MHICs | 0.090 | 0.310 | 0.405 | -0.069 |
R2 | ||||
LMICs | 0.556** | 0.636** | 0.716** | 0.615** |
MHICs | 0.584** | 0.592** | 0.485** | 0.560** |
N | ||||
LMICs | 93 | 94 | 93 | 94 |
MHICs | 46 | 46 | 43 | 46 |