Table 6 Covariate balance overview: pre- and post-matching comparison
From: The impact of multidimensional poverty on antenatal care service utilisation in Malawi
| Â | Standardized | Differences | Variance | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Raw | Matched | Raw | Matched | |
Residence | −0.496 | −0.007 | 0.324 | 0.988 |
Married | −0.168 | 0.000 | 1.317 | 1.000 |
Employed | 0.084 | 0.001 | 0.943 | 0.999 |
Use contraceptives | −0.149 | 0.021 | 1.062 | 0.990 |
Mothers age | 0.104 | 0.003 | 1.151 | 0.967 |
Distance | 0.271 | −0.004 | 0.940 | 1.001 |
Birth parity | 0.312 | −0.009 | 1.337 | 1.007 |
Region | 0.262 | 0.023 | 0.736 | 0.957 |
Literacy | −0.759 | 0.001 | 0.708 | 1.021 |