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. 2023 May 13;9(5):e16207. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16207

Table 2.

Multilevel logistic Modelling of risk factors.


Null Model (M0)
Fixed Effects Model(M1)
Final Model (M1)
Individual and Household level variables
Constant 0.519(0.469, 0.574) * 0.007(0.005, 0.009) * 0.018 (0.013, 0.025) *
Type of Residence
Rural 1 1
Urban 0.95(0.78, 1.16) 0.8427(0.670, 1.059)
Educational Attainment
No Formal Education 1 1
Primary 1.68(1.34, 2.11) * 1.66 (1.31, 2.10) *
Secondary 1.77(1.44, 2.18) * 1.74 (1.41, 2.13) *
Higher 1.61 (1.14, 2.29) * 1.63 (1.14, 2.33) *
Wealth Status
Poor 1 1
Middle 2.92(2.36, 3.60) * 2.845 (2.277, 3.555) *
Rich 5.75(4.52, 7.32) * 5.019 (3.849, 6.546) *
Marital Status
Never Married 1 1
Cohabiting 1.38(1.07, 1.77) * 1.423(1.100, 1.840) *
Married 1.63 (1.33, 2.01) * 1.702 (1.375, 2.107) *
Widowed/Divorced 2.01(1.49, 2.72) * 2.062 (1.516, 2.804) *
Age Group
<20 1 1
20-29 4.10 (3.04, 5.52) * 4.26 (3.142, 5.776) *
30-39 8.33(6.0, 11.56) * 8.59 (6.151, 12.00) *
40-49 12.30(8.78, 17.23) * 12.81 (9.096, 18.162) *
Cluster level Variable
Built Population 1.631 (1.194, 2.248) *
Random Effects
Cluster-level variance 0.599 0.1187
ICC 0.15 0.03
MOR 2.094 1.39

*Significant at p < 0.01.