Table 2 Inequality indices of children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation, 2003, 2008 and 2014

Mother’s age

 Difference (D)

13.1

2.3

23.9

2.7

-10.5

15.9

-1.5

-13.4

10.4

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

0.5

-12.3

13.2

0.2

-18.1

18.4

0

-11.1

11.1

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

0.4

-9.7

10.4

0.1

-10.5

10.7

0

-7.3

7.3

 Ratio (R)

1.2

1

1.4

1

0.8

1.3

1

0.8

1.2

Economic status

 Difference (D)

8.8

3.3

14.2

9.3

0.3

18.3

7.5

1

14

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

8.3

5

11.5

4

− 1.8

9.8

2

− 2

6

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

6.5

4

9

2.3

− 1

5.7

1.3

− 1.3

3.9

 Ratio (R)

1.1

1

1.2

1.2

1

1.4

1.1

1

1.3

Level of education

 Difference (D)

10.4

6.1

14.6

7.7

1.5

13.8

11.6

6

17.1

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

8.1

5.7

10.4

5.8

1

10.7

6.1

2.7

9.6

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

6.4

4.5

8.2

3.4

0.6

6.2

4

1.7

6.3

 Ratio (R)

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

Place of residence

 Difference (D)

4

− 0.1

8.1

1

− 5.1

7.1

− 5.5

− 11

0

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

3.4

2.1

4.7

1

− 1.6

3.7

0

− 1.9

1.9

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

2.7

1.6

3.7

0.6

− 0.9

2.1

0

− 1.2

1.2

 Ratio (R)

1.1

1

1.1

1

0.9

1.1

0.9

0.8

1

Sex of the child

 Difference (D)

− 2.4

− 6.1

1.3

− 3.6

− 8.8

1.6

− 0.2

− 4.8

4.4

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

0

− 1.9

1.9

0

− 3.3

3.3

0

− 2

2

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

0

− 1.5

1.5

0

− 1.9

1.9

0

− 1.3

1.3

 Ratio (R)

1

0.9

1

0.9

0.9

1

1

0.9

1.1

Region

 Difference (D)

18.7

6.4

31

27.7

16.8

38.5

34.7

22.6

46.8

 Population Attributable Fraction (PAF)

8.8

1.9

15.8

20.1

11.9

28.3

21.1

15.3

27

 Population Attributable Risk (PAR)

6.9

1.5

12.4

11.7

7

16.5

13.8

10

17.6

 Ratio (R)

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.3

2.1

1.8

1.5

2.2