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Table 6 Results from random intercept model (measures of variation) for daughters’ circumcision at cluster level by multilevel logistic regression analysis

From: Hotspots of female genital mutilation/cutting and associated factors among girls in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis

Measures of variation

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 4d

Community level

Variance (SE)

5.863 (0.129)*

3.189 (0.103)*

1.577 (0.084)*

0.988 (0.076)*

Explained variation (PCV)

Reference

45.6

73.1

83.1

ICC (%)

64.1

49.2

32.4

23.1

MORe

9.98

5.45

3.30

2.57

Model fit statistics

DIC (−2log likelihood)

5197

4626

4736

4272

  1. *p-value < 0.001
  2. SE: Standard Error; PCV: Proportional Change in Variance; ICC: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient; MOR: Median Odds Ratio; DIC: Deviance Information Criterion.aModel 1 is the null model, a baseline model without any predictor variablebModel 2 is the model fitted with individual level factorscModel 3 is the model fitted with community level factorsdModel 4 is the final model fitted with both individual and community level factors
  3. eIncreased risk (in median) that one would have if moving to a neighborhood/cluster with a higher risk