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. 2015 Mar 19;15:268. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1602-z

Table 2.

Parameter estimates for socio-economic variables

Parameter Estimate OR CI*
Lower Upper
Intercept −1.045 0.352 0.353 2.850
Distance to fetch water (Ref. On the premises)
1 - 30 min 0.097 1.102 0.908 1.112
31 - 60 min 0.073 1.076 1.030 1.086
Greater than 61 min 0.091 1.096 1.013 1.199
Source of drinking water (Ref. Unprotected water)
Protected water 0.013 1.013 0.988 1.017
Tap water −0.061 0.941 0.841 0.986
Cooking fuel (Ref. straw/animal gung)
Coal, charcoal/wood 0.021 1.021 1.001 1.042
Electricity/gas −0.084 0.920 0.811 0.989
No food cooked in the house −0.348 0.706 0.709 1.423
Toilet Facility (Ref. Toilet with flush/pit latrine)
No toilet facility 0.036 1.037 1.005 1.157
Other toilet type −0.052 0.969 0.850 0.998
Floor material (Ref. wood)
Cement 0.247 1.281 1.072 1.392
Earth/sand/dung 0.296 1.345 1.044 1.466
Roof material (Ref. Thatch/leaf/mud
Asbestos/cement/concrete −0.049 0.952 0.943 1.051
Corrugated iron/metal −0.004 0.996 0.886 0.998
Mat/plastic sheet/wood −0.002 0.998 0.979 0.998
Wall material (Ref. Wood planks/shingles)
Cane/trunk/bamboo −0.210 0.811 0.801 0.934
Cement/bricks −0.215 0.806 0.070 1.242
Smoking (Ref. yes)
No −0.215 0.807 0.601 0.987

* CI - Credible Interval.