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Table 1 Adjusted posterior odds ratio estimates (AOR) and 95% credible intervals

From: Shared component modelling of early childhood anaemia and malaria in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda

Variable

Anaemia

Malaria

 

AOR (95% CrI)

AOR (95% CrI)

Gender (ref = Male)

  

   Female

0.879 (0.826, 0.936)a

0.977 (0.892, 1.068)

Age in Months (ref = Under 12 months)

  

   12 months and older

0.316 (0.285, 0.351)a

2.166 (1.850, 2.531)a

Type of Place of Residence (ref = Urban)

  

   Rural

0.948 (0.859, 1.047)

1.797 (1.514, 2.136)a

Mother’s Education Level (ref = No Education)

  

   Primary

0.874 (0.793, 0.964)a

0.803 (0.703, 0.915)a

   Secondary and Higher

0.852 (0.748, 0.972)a

0.609 (0.498, 0.749)a

   Unknown

0.742 (0.654, 0.838)a

1.119 (0.946, 1.329)

Gender of Household Head (ref = Male)

  

   Female

1.005 (0.931, 1.082)

0.927 (0.828, 1.038)

Type of Toilet Facility (ref = No Facilities)

  

   PIT Latrine

0.779 (0.697, 0.869)a

0.878 (0.757, 1.017)

   Flush Toilet

0.763 (0.624, 0.929)a

1.051 (0.667, 1.620)

Household Size

1.008 (0.998, 1.019)

1.003 (0.990, 1.016)

Wealth Index

0.769 (0.725, 0.816)a

0.400 (0.360, 0.443)a

Cluster Altitude (in 100 metres)

0.969 (0.953, 0.985)a

0.847 (0.819, 0.874)a

EVI

1.050 (0.889, 1.268)

2.074 (1.380, 3.304)a

LST

1.011 (0.969, 1.055)

1.037 (0.922, 1.180)

  1. asignificant at 5% level of significance