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Table 1 Variable description

From: Determining factors associated with cholera disease in Ethiopia using Bayesian hierarchical modeling

Variables

Codes

Cholera outbreak patients

0 = Died

1 = Alive(event)

Age of patients

0 = under 5

1 = 5 to 14

2 = 15 to 44

3 = 45 and above

Sex

0 = Male

1 = Female

Admission status

0 = Outpatient

1 = Inpatient

Dehydration status

0 = No dehydration

1 = Some dehydration

2 = Severe dehydration

Another sick person in a family

0 = No

1 = Yes

History of travel

0 = No

1 = Yes

History of contact

0 = No

1 = Yes

Watery diarrhea

0 = No

1 = Yes

Vomiting

0 = No

1 = Yes

ORS

0 = No

1 = Yes

IV

0 = No

1 = Yes

Antibiotics

0 = No

1 = Yes