Table 1 Descriptive summary of variables used in the study.
From: Applications of Bayesian approach in modelling risk of malaria-related hospital mortality
| Description | n (per cent)§ | |
|---|---|---|
| Binary variables | ||
| Sex | 1 = female | 1683 (7.7) |
| 0 = otherwise | 2286 (7.6) | |
| Day | 1 = if admitted over weekend | 2418 (7.5) |
| 0 = otherwise | 1492 (7.5) | |
| Season | 1 = if admitted during dry season | 1128 (5.4) |
| 0 = otherwise | 1128 (5.4) | |
| Distance | 1 = if distance travelled is ≤ 5 km | 1938 (7.4) |
| 0 = otherwise | 1999 (8.8) | |
| Referral | 1 = if referred to hospital from networking PHC | 1895 (8.8) |
| 0 = otherwise | 1494 (6.1) | |
| Metrical variable | Mean (SD‡) | |
| age | Age of child | 30.5 (30.7) |
| los | Length of hospital stay | 78.9 (264.1) |
| ct | Calendar time | 44.8 (30.1) |
| Spatial/heterogeneity variables | ||
| v | 21 structured residential wards effects | |
| u | 21 unstructured residential wards effects | |
| h | 23 unstructured primary health care (PHC) facility effects | |
| N | Total number of observations | 3969 |