Bayesian spatial analysis of childhood diseases in Zimbabwe

Tsiko, Rodney Godfrey

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2182-7

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Table 5 Posterior Mean Estimates of the Fixed Effect Parameters for Cough

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		0.328	0.088	0.156	0.504	0.163	0.060	0.044	0.282	0.210	0.269	−0.316	0.936
Sex of Child
	Female
	Male	0.004	0.023	−0.042	0.049	−0.007	0.013	−0.034	0.018	0.015	0.037	−0.058	0.087
Preceding Birth Interval
	25 + months
	<25 months	0.031	0.034	−0.036	0.096	−0.004	0.019	−0.041	0.033	−0.008	0.048	−0.102	0.089
Place of Residence
	Rural
	Urban	−0.047	0.035	−0.115	0.024	−0.006	0.026	−0.058	0.042	−0.019	0.046	−0.109	0.072
Marital Status
	Married
	Single	0.003	0.041	−0.074	0.086	0.016	0.020	−0.023	0.054	0.072	0.068	−0.058	0.21
Household Size
	Small
	Medium and/or large	−0.007	0.023	−0.052	0.038	0.014	0.013	−0.010	0.040	0.054	0.117	−0.278	0.178
Antenatal Visit
	No visits
	Had some visits	0.007	0.030	−0.053	0.067	0.018	0.021	−0.024	0.059	0.124	0.049	0.026	0.218
Place of Delivery
	Home and others
	Hospital	−0.020	0.028	−0.075	0.034	−0.061	0.015	−0.091	−0.031	−0.086	0.043	−0.169	−0.001
Mothers Education
	No education
	Primary, Secondary or Higher education	0.046	0.035	−0.021	0.119	0.008	0.020	−0.031	0.048	0.096	0.075	−0.058	0.244
Source of Drinking Water
	Unprotected source
	Protected Source	−0.039	0.031	−0.100	0.022	−0.005	0.015	−0.033	0.024	0.106	0.045	0.019	0.194
Type of Toilet Facilities
	No facility
	Pit or flush	0.049	0.028	−0.004	0.102	0.009	0.015	−0.020	0.041	−0.138	0.047	−0.229	−0.047
Partners Education
	No education
	Primary, Secondary or Higher education	−0.008	0.030	−0.063	0.050	−0.001	0.018	−0.033	0.034	−0.011	0.056	−0.121	0.095
Exposure to Mass Media
	No Radio
	Yes Radio	0.007	0.026	−0.044	0.059	0.001	0.015	−0.028	0.031	0.056	0.039	−0.018	0.129
Ever Had Vaccination
	No
	Yes	0.060	0.029	0.003	0.119	−0.010	0.018	−0.046	0.024	−0.066	0.045	−0.158	0.02

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