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Table 3 Estimates of fixed parameters based on Model M3.

From: Applications of Bayesian approach in modelling risk of malaria-related hospital mortality

  

Model coefficients

Odds Ratio

Covariate

 

Mean‡

95% CI§

Mean

95% CI

Sex

Female child

-0.09

-0.35, 0.14

0.92

0.79, 1.19

 

Male

0

 

1.00

 

Day

Weekend

0.19

-0.06, 0.38

1.19

0.94, 1.46

 

Weekday

0

 

1.00

 

Season

Wet

0

 

1.00

 
 

Dry

-0.48

-0.77, -0.24

0.63

0.49, 0.86

Distance

≤ 5 kms

-5.15

-7.73, -2.60

0.005

0.0006, 0.28

 

> 5 kms

0

 

1.00

 

Referral

Yes

4.59

3.45, 5.85

98.49

21.33, 383.75

 

No

0

 

1.00

 
  1. § CI = Credible interval; ‡Posterior mean