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Table 4 Posterior mean estimates of fixed effect parameters for childhood comorbidity

From: Examining the spatial variations of co-morbidity among young children in Ethiopia

Posterior odds ratio (CI: 95%)

Factors

Child had only one illness

Child had two illnesses

Child had three illnesses

Constant

0.42 (0.22, 0.79)

0.15 (0.07, 0.32)

0.17 (0.03, 1.08)

Sex of child (Male = ref)

Female

0.84 (0.73, 0.95)

0.97 (0.86, 1.16)

0.94 (0.76, 1.18)

Anemia (Anemic = ref)

Non anemic

1.23 (0.54, 1.23)

0.76 (0.42, 1.27)

0.23 (0.04, 0.85)

Breast (Yes = No)

Yes

0.77 (0.67, 0.89)

0.79 (0.65, 0.95)

0.89 (0.68, 1.18)

Types of toilet (No toilet = ref)

Latrine

1.02 (0.73, 1.34)

0.77 (0.54, 1.13)

0.38 (0.18, 0.91)

Flush toilet

0.97 (0.68, 1.38)

0.92 (0.64, 1.39)

0.42 (0.18, 0.99)

Place of delivery (Health center = ref)

Home

0.91 (0.77, 1.06)

1.15 (0.96, 1.38)

1.03 (0.76, 1.38)

Working staus (no = ref)

  

Yes

1.13 (0.97, 1.29)

1.29 (1.09, 1.55)

1.66 (1.29, 2.20)

Household member (1–5)

  

6–10 member

0.72 (0.53, 1.03)

0.96 (0.63, 1.40)

0.63 (0.37, 1.02)

Above 10 member

0.69 (3.25, 1.42)

1.19 (0.44, 2.75)

0.72 (0.14, 2.48)

Mother’s Education (No education = ref)

 

Primary

0.84 (0.71, 0.79)

1.00 (0.83, 1.21)

1.15 (0.86, 1.58)

Secondary& higher

1.13 (0.89, 1.43)

0.56 (0.41, 0.78)

0.76 (0.45, 1.27)

Birth order (First order = ref)

  

2-3rd order

0.79 (0.69, 0.94)

0.98 (0.79, 1.22)

0.98 (0.59, 1.65)

4th and above

0.81 (0.69, 0.95)

0.92 (0.74, 1.13)

0.95 (0.50, 1.84)

Source of drinking water (piped = ref)

  

Public tap

0.99 (0.89, 1.13)

1.06 (0.92, 1.25)

0.94 (0.63, 1.40)

Protected spring

1.05 (0.89, 1.25)

1.27 (1.04, 1.49)

1.40 (0.89, 2.32)

Other

0.84 (0.65, 1.07)

0.76 (0.54, 1.04)

0.94 (0.63, 1.40)