Table 1.
Bayesian estimates for the model parameters for assessing the effect of factors on malaria clusters at village level, Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Model | Parameters | Mean | Standard deviation | Median | 95% credible interval | DIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Model 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel |
β1 |
1.551 |
0.8075 |
1.274 |
0.985; 4.815 |
2097.520 |
|
Model 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
β 2 |
1.162 |
0.2452 |
1.128 |
0.6877; 1.613 |
2153.640 |
|
Model 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sex |
β3 |
1.367 |
0.1364 |
1.366 |
1.104; 1.638 |
2094.690 |
|
Model 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel |
β1 |
1.299 |
0.4515 |
0.8825 |
0.03029; 1.136 |
|
| Age |
β2 |
0.8393 |
0.2873 |
0.4212 |
0.01927; 0.7855 |
2197.930 |
|
Model 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel |
β1 |
0.943 |
0.1114 |
0.9446 |
0.7293; 1.158 |
2026.020 |
| Sex |
β3 |
1.101 |
0.1414 |
1.103 |
0.8218; 1.388 |
|
|
Model 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
β2 |
0.8033 |
0.1614 |
0.801 |
0.51; 1.118 |
2063.470 |
| Sex |
β3 |
1.294 |
0.1488 |
1.294 |
1.007; 1.589 |
|
|
Model 7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel |
β1 |
1.22 |
0.7733 |
0.9866 |
0.737; 4.154 |
2018.270 |
| Age |
β2 |
0.021 |
0.0464 |
0.0183 |
0.061; 0.123 |
|
| Sex | β3 | 1.415 | 0.8817 | 1.159 | 0.8416; 4.829 |