Journal of Population Sciences
Table 3 Posterior estimates for the fixed effects parameters for under-five mortality. Included are the values of the deviance information criteria (DIC)
| Â | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables in model | Posterior mean | Credible interval | Posterior mean | Credible interval | Posterior mean | Credible interval |
Individual characteristics | ||||||
 Place of residence | ||||||
  Urban | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Rural | 0.212 | 0.181, 0.245 | 0.093 | 0.053, 0.135 | 0.053 | 0.010, 0.092 |
 Birth order | ||||||
  1st birth | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  2nd or 3rd order | −0.099 | −0.140, −0.056 | −0.102 | −0.143, −0.063 | −0.104 | −0.146, 0.057 |
  4th or higher order | −0.358 | −0.410, −0.307 | −0.444 | −0.499, −0.392 | −0.468 | −0.523, −0.062 |
 Multiple birth | ||||||
  Yes | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  No | −0.545 | −0.597, −0.496 | −0.551 | −0.603, −0.502 | −0.568 | −0.617, −0.518 |
 Sex | ||||||
  Female | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Male | 0.067 | 0.043, 0.096 | 0.070 | 0.044, 0.096 | 0.072 | 0.046, 0.097 |
 Sex of the household head | ||||||
  Male | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Female | 0.007 | −0.032, 0.049 | −0.013 | −0.028, 0.052 | 0.015 | −0.026, 0.057 |
Status variables | ||||||
 Educational attainment | ||||||
  No education |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Primary |  |  | 0.083 | 0.030, 0.096 | 0.083 | 0.030, 0.136 |
  Secondary or higher |  |  | −0.280 | −0.341, −0.219 | −0.253 | −0.323, −0.183 |
 Wealth | ||||||
  Poorest |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Poorer |  |  | 0.163 | 0.0110, 0.217 | 0.088 | −0.029, 0.049 |
  Middle |  |  | 0.046 | −0.008, 0.101 | 0.015 | −0.040, 0.072 |
  Richer |  |  | −0.018 | −0.073, 0.037 | 0.022 | −0.037, 0.080 |
  Richest |  |  | −0.278 | −0.366, −0.193 | −0.092 | −0.198, 0.008 |
 Working status | ||||||
  No |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
  Yes |  |  | 0.151 | 0.120, 0.181 | 0.153 | 0.121, 0.183 |
Amenity variables | ||||||
 Has electricity | ||||||
  No |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
  Yes |  |  |  |  | −0.054 | −0.099, −0.010 |
 Toilet facility | ||||||
  Non-improved |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
  Improved |  |  |  |  | −0.053 | −0.089, −0.018 |
 Water source | ||||||
  Others |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
  Surface |  |  |  |  | 0.014 | −0.065, 0.096 |
  Well |  |  |  |  | 0.019 | −0.048, 0.085 |
  Pipe |  |  |  |  | −0.076 | −0.157, 0.006 |
Place of delivery | ||||||
 Any other place |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
 Hospital |  |  |  |  | −0.177 | −0.209, −0.146 |
Exposure to mass media | ||||||
 Newspaper |  |  |  |  | 0.012 | −0.052, 0.079 |
 Radio |  |  |  |  | 0.033 | 0.004, 0.063 |
 Television |  |  |  |  | −0.036 | −0.074, 0.001 |
Type of cooking fuel | ||||||
 Any other |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
 Electricity/gas |  |  |  |  | −0.126 | −0.341, 0.088 |
 Kerosene |  |  |  |  | −0.033 | −0.187, 0.116 |
 Wood |  |  |  |  | 0.037 | −0.065, 0.141 |
DIC | 39944.611 | 39670.047 | 39532.862 | |||