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Table 4 Regression results estimating correlation between budgeted spending and health outcomes by population planning groups (PPG) for 1.6 million refugees living in 17 different host countries, 2011–2012

From: Does spending on refugees make a difference? A cross-sectional study of the association between refugee program spending and health outcomes in 70 sites in 17 countries

 

Health outcomes

Budget categorya (n) b

Crude mortalityc

Under-5 mortalityd

b1 (95 % CI)

p-value

b1 (95 % CI)

p-value

Total (n = 20)

−0.469 (−0.629 to−0.332)

0.027e

−0.580 (−0.902 to−0.284)

0.015e

Favorable protection environment (n = 20)

−0.342 (−0.528 to−0.172)

0.124

−0.553 (−0.925 to−0.188)

0.024e

Fair protection processes and documentation (n = 20)

−0.515 (−0.692 to −0.360)

0.005e

−0.613 (−0.966 to−0.279)

0.003e

Security from violence and exploitation (n = 20)

−0.180 (−0.307 to−0.064)

0.378

−0.237 (−0.486 to 0.009)

0.306

Community participation and self-management (n = 20)

−0.087 (−0.166 to−0.016)

0.651

−0.183 (−0.331 to−0.048)

0.400

Durable solutions (n = 20)

−0.271 (−0.384 to−0.169)

0.278

−0.251 (−0.455 to−0.064)

0.382

External relations (n = 17)

−0.462 (−0.640 to−0.313)

0.034e

−0.533 (−0.889 to−0.213)

0.051

Logistics and operations support (n = 20)

−0.375 (−0.465 to−0.298)

0.007e

−0.313 (−0.496 to−0.137)

0.060

Basic needs and essential services (n = 20)

−0.267 (−0.369 to−0.181)

0.088

−0.385 (−0.588 to−0.207)

0.027e

 - Water & sanitation (n = 19)

−0.238 (−0.325 to−0.163)

0.057

−0.257 (−0.433 to−0.097)

0.056

 - Education (n = 20)

−0.226 (−0.318 to−0.150)

0.155

−0.212 (−0.387 to−0.060)

0.248

 - Shelter/infrastructure (n = 20)

−0.101 (−0.160 to−0.048)

0.372

−0.225 (−0.338 to−0.117)

0.073

 - Non-food items (n = 14)

−0.178 (−0.264 to−0.102)

0.128

−0.195 (−0.363 to−0.036)

0.146

 - Food security & nutrition (n = 20)

0.041 (−0.050 to 0.132)

0.806

−0.128 (−0.297 to 0.050)

0.509

 - Healthcare services (n = 20)

−0.305 (−0.399 to−0.227)

0.046e

−0.449 (−0.636 to−0.289)

0.007e

  1. a Natural log of budgeted spending per capita, PPP-adjusted 2011 US$
  2. b n = number of included PPGs; dropped if spending in PPG for that budget category was $0
  3. c Natural log of ratio of PPG crude mortality rate to country of asylum crude mortality rate
  4. d Natural log of ratio of PPG under-5 mortality rate to country of asylum under-5 mortality rate
  5. e Statistically significant at α = 0.05 level