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Table 2 Parameter estimates for socio-economic variables

From: Structured additive regression models with spatial correlation to estimate under-five mortality risk factors in Ethiopia

Parameter

Estimate

OR

CI*

Lower

Upper

Intercept

−1.045

0.352

0.353

2.850

Distance to fetch water (Ref. On the premises)

1 - 30 min

0.097

1.102

0.908

1.112

31 - 60 min

0.073

1.076

1.030

1.086

Greater than 61 min

0.091

1.096

1.013

1.199

Source of drinking water (Ref. Unprotected water)

Protected water

0.013

1.013

0.988

1.017

Tap water

−0.061

0.941

0.841

0.986

Cooking fuel (Ref. straw/animal gung)

Coal, charcoal/wood

0.021

1.021

1.001

1.042

Electricity/gas

−0.084

0.920

0.811

0.989

No food cooked in the house

−0.348

0.706

0.709

1.423

Toilet Facility (Ref. Toilet with flush/pit latrine)

No toilet facility

0.036

1.037

1.005

1.157

Other toilet type

−0.052

0.969

0.850

0.998

Floor material (Ref. wood)

Cement

0.247

1.281

1.072

1.392

Earth/sand/dung

0.296

1.345

1.044

1.466

Roof material (Ref. Thatch/leaf/mud

Asbestos/cement/concrete

−0.049

0.952

0.943

1.051

Corrugated iron/metal

−0.004

0.996

0.886

0.998

Mat/plastic sheet/wood

−0.002

0.998

0.979

0.998

Wall material (Ref. Wood planks/shingles)

Cane/trunk/bamboo

−0.210

0.811

0.801

0.934

Cement/bricks

−0.215

0.806

0.070

1.242

Smoking (Ref. yes)

No

−0.215

0.807

0.601

0.987

  1. * CI - Credible Interval.