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Table 4 Balanced characteristics for Treated and Untreated groups after Kernel matching by type of provider

From: How much can Mexican healthcare providers learn about breastfeeding through a semi-virtual training? A propensity score matching analysis

 

Primary Physicians

Registered Nurses

Nurse Technicians

T

UT

SMD

T

UT

SMD

T

UT

SMD

Age

39.38

39.38

0.00

37.94

37.72

0.02

39.47

39.61

−0.01

State

 Chihuahua

0.15

0.15

0.01

0.22

0.22

0.00

0.21

0.21

−0.01

 Oaxaca

0.38

0.36

0.05

0.30

0.29

0.02

0.39

0.38

0.02

 Veracruz

0.46

0.49

−0.05

0.48

0.49

−0.03

0.41

0.41

−0.01

Institution

 IMSS-PROSPERA

0.69

0.70

−0.03

0.87

0.87

−0.02

0.54

0.53

0.02

 State health clinics

0.31

0.30

0.03

0.13

0.13

0.02

0.46

0.47

−0.02

Sex

 Male

0.51

0.50

0.01

0.09

0.12

−0.07

0.11

0.11

0.00

 Female

0.49

0.50

−0.01

0.91

0.88

0.07

0.89

0.89

0.00

Stratum

 Rural

0.32

0.34

−0.04

0.23

0.26

−0.05

0.38

0.39

−0.01

 Urban

0.68

0.66

0.04

0.77

0.74

0.05

0.62

0.61

0.01

 N

48

132

 

85

253

 

76

144

 
  1. Note: T Standardized Mean/Share of Treated; UT Standardized Mean/Share of Untreated; SMD Standardized Means Difference