Table 1 The parameter estimation for spatio-temporal models that explain FSN in Africa with a 95% credible interval

Nutrients Intake

0.044(0.002,0.085)*

0.061(-0.004,0.125)

0.061(0.003,0.177)*

0.042(-0.017,0.100)

Average Food Supplied

-0.238(-0.296,-0.180)*

-0.218(-0.291,-0.144)*

-0.158(-0.220,-0.093)*

-0.225(-0.294,-0.154)*

Consumption Status

0.059(-0.007,0.124)

0.085(0.004,0.156)*

0.116(0.046,0.190)*

0.074(-0.004,0.148)

Child Care

0.048(0.008,0.087)*

-0.014(-0.079,0.050)

-0.016(-0.090,0.056)

-0.005(0.063,0.052)*

Caloric Losses

-0.038(-0.1331,0.023)*

-0.034(-0.137,0.035)

-0.031(-0.128,0.036)

-0.038(-0.139,0.028)

Environment

-0.179(-0.242,-0.115)*

-0.129(-0.209,-0.053)*

-0.121(-0.190,-0.054)*

-0.147(-0.223,-0.070)*

Food Stability

0.128(0.052,0.200)*

0.143(0.046,0.240)*

0.126(0.051,0.199)*

0.136(0.051,0.221)*

Dietary Supply adequacy

0.303(0.343,0365)*

0.255(0.177,0.332)*

0.246(0.180,0.313)*

0.256(0.181,0.329)*

Feeding Practise among Infants

0.048(-0.010,0.105)

0.027(-0.044,0.096)

-0.003(-0.062,0.056)

0.038(-0.031,0.106)

Undernourishment

-0.048(-0.097, 0.000)

-0.657(-0.135,0.004)

-0.119(-0.190,-0.053)

-0.067(-0.130,-0.004)*

\(\alpha\)

-0.050(-0.260,0.163)

\({{\tau }^{2}}_{intecept}\)

1.143(0208,4.416)*

\({{\tau }^{2}}_{slope}\)

1.438(0.341,5.388)*

\({\rho }_{intecept}\)

0.099

\({\rho }_{slope}\)

0.017

\({{\tau }^{2}}_{spatial}\)

0.657(0.168,2.038)*

\({{\tau }^{2}}_{Temporal}\)

0.144(0.076,0.265)*

\({{\tau }^{2}}_{Interaction }\)

0.223(0.166,0.285)*

\({\tau }^{2}\)

0.713(0.240,1.993)

\({\rho }_{spatial}\)

0.387(0.055,0.891)

0.023(0.011,0.041)

0.018(0.001,0.067)

\({\rho }_{Temporal}\)

0.415(0.037,0.861)

0.446(0.043,0.872)

0.232(0.010,0.581)

WAIC

2433.588

2222.700

3081.113

2230.773