Table 2 Fixed effect parameter estimation relative risk (RR) and its 95% credible interval for Bayesian spatio-temporal Autoregressive model result.

From: Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of child anemia in Ethiopia using conditional autoregressive model

Variable

Category

Mean (95% CrI)

SD

RR* (95% CrI)

Alpha (intercept)

 

− 0.094 (− 0.198, 0.006)

0.050

0.91 (0.82, 1.01)

Time

 

− 0.0032 (− 0.028, 0.021)

0.012

0.99 (0.97, 1.02)

Category of low maternal education

Quartile1 (high education level)

Ref

 

Ref

Quartile 2

− 0.012 (− 0.0798, 0.0519)

0.032

0.98 (0.92, 1.05)

Quartile 3

0.149 (0.01, 0.301)

0.031

1.16 (1, 01, 1.35)*

Quartile4 (low education level)

0.114 (0.025, 0.17)

0.032

1.12 (1.02, 1.18)*

Category of low socio-economic status

Quartile 1 (better economic status)

Ref

 

Ref

Quartile 2

0.064 (− 0.006, 0.1374)

0.037

1.05 (0.99, 1.14)

Quartile 3

0.158 (0.090, 0.2267)

0.034

1.17 (1.09, 1.25)*

Quartile 4 (low economic status)

0.144 (0.066, 0.2216)

0.039

1.15 (1.06, 1.24)*

Category maternal anemia

Quartile 1 (low maternal anemia)

Ref

 

Ref

Quartile 2

0.168 (0.051, 0.241)

0.039

1.18 (1.05, 1.27)*

Quartile 3

0.213 (0.122, 0.311)

0.038

1.23 (1.12, 1.36)*

Quartile 4 (high maternal anemia)

0.065 (− 0.0072, 0.1461)

0.041

1.06 (0.99, 1.15)

  1. *Significant at alpha 5%; RR relative risk, SD standard deviation.