Bayesian spatial analysis of childhood diseases in Zimbabwe

Tsiko, Rodney Godfrey

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2182-7

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Posterior Mean Estimates of the Fixed Effect Parameters for Fever

From: Bayesian spatial analysis of childhood diseases in Zimbabwe

Covariate	Category	1999 Survey				2005–6 Survey				2010–11 Survey
Covariate	Category	Mean	SD	2.5 % Quantile	97.5 % Quantile	Mean	SD	2.5 % Quantile	97.5 % Quantile	Mean	SD	2.5 % Quantile	97.5 % Quantile
Const		0.230	0.079	0.073	0.388	0.080	0.042	0.001	0.163	0.101	0.276	−0.441	0.648
Sex of Child
	Female
	Male	−0.004	0.022	−0.049	0.040	0.007	0.009	−0.012	0.025	0.015	0.038	−0.057	0.087
Preceding Birth Interval
	25 + months
	<25 months	0.006	0.031	−0.057	0.067	−0.015	0.014	−0.041	0.011	−0.016	0.049	−0.110	0.082
Place of Residence
	Rural
	Urban	−0.013	0.032	−0.076	0.049	−0.011	0.017	−0.046	0.024	0.005	0.046	−0.084	0.1
Marital Status
	Married
	Single	−0.025	0.036	−0.097	0.045	0.041	0.014	0.013	0.068	−0.063	0.069	−0.194	0.076
Household Size
	Small
	Medium and/or large	−0.010	0.021	−0.052	0.031	0.006	0.009	−0.011	0.023	0.081	0.117	−0.316	0.147
Antenatal Visit
	No visits
	Had some visits	0.012	0.028	−0.043	0.066	0.003	0.016	−0.028	0.035	0.089	0.051	−0.010	0.186
Place of Delivery
	Home and others
	Hospital	−0.024	0.024	−0.072	0.024	−0.044	0.011	−0.065	−0.021	−0.093	0.043	−0.174	−0.008
Mothers Education
	No education
	Primary, Secondary or Higher education	0.046	0.032	−0.017	0.109	−0.005	0.014	−0.034	0.023	0.056	0.072	−0.089	0.196
Source of Drinking Water
	Unprotected source
	Protected Source	−0.019	0.028	−0.075	0.037	0.010	0.011	−0.011	0.031	0.015	0.045	−0.077	0.103
Type of Toilet Facilities
	No facility
	Pit or flush	−0.006	0.026	−0.056	0.043	−0.005	0.011	−0.026	0.017	−0.023	0.047	−0.116	0.07
Partners Education
	No education
	Primary, Secondary or Higher education	−0.022	0.027	−0.075	0.030	−0.002	0.013	−0.027	0.023	0.053	0.056	−0.055	0.164
Exposure to Mass Media
	No Radio
	Yes Radio	−0.012	0.023	−0.057	0.034	−0.001	0.011	−0.021	0.022	0.081	0.037	0.008	0.152
Ever Had Vaccination
	No
	Yes	0.023	0.027	−0.031	0.075	0.003	0.013	−0.021	0.028	0.036	0.043	−0.051	0.123

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