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Table 5 Random effect and model comparison

From: Sexually transmitted infections related care-seeking behavior and associated factors among reproductive age women in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health surveys

Parameters

Null model

Model I

Model II

Model III

Community Variance(SE)

0.271(0.31)

0.241(0.30)

0.210(0.28)

0.200(0.28)

ICC

7.62

6.83

6.01

5.75

PCV

Ref

11.1

22.4

25.9

MOR

1.64

1.59

1.56

1.53

Log likelihood

-8158.95

-7922.12

-7809.39

-7698.46

Deviance

16,317.9

15,844.24

15,618.78

15,396.92