Table 2.
Type III tests for fixed effects
| Effects | Num DF | Den DF | F value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 5 | 314 | 6.70 | < 0.0001 |
| Mother’s education | 3 | 494 | 4.97 | 0.0021 |
| Child’s age | 4 | 1151 | 53.14 | < 0.0001 |
| Child’s anaemia status | 1 | 305 | 185.47 | < 0.0001 |
| Age of household head | 1 | 4868 | 4.59 | 0.0322 |
| Toilet facility | 2 | 285 | 12.40 | < 0.0001 |
| Number of household members | 1 | 4868 | 8.04 | 0.0046 |
| Cluster altitude in metres | 1 | 71 | 0.63 | < 0.0001 |
| Availability of electricity | 1 | 61 | 0.79 | 0.0457 |
| Sex of a child | 1 | 320 | 1.26 | 0.2627 |
| Prior child’s fever status | 1 | 4868 | 89.96 | < 0.0001 |
| Distance from water source | 3 | 354 | 0.19 | 0.9000 |
| Mosquito indoor spray | 1 | 30 | 0.12 | 0.7292 |
| Number of mosquito nets used | 1 | 4868 | 0.28 | 0.5967 |
| Child slept under bed net | 1 | 285 | 0.18 | 0.6683 |
| Number of rooms | 1 | 4868 | 0.22 | 0.6423 |
| Household’s main floor | 2 | 331 | 1.84 | 0.1610 |
| Households’s main wall | 2 | 228 | 1.44 | 0.2395 |
| Household’s main roof | 2 | 230 | 6.40 | 0.0012 |
| Households’s wealth index | 4 | 466 | 1.74 | 0.1430 |
| Availability of television | 1 | 190 | 0.05 | 0.8302 |
| Gender of head of household | 1 | 148 | 0.67 | 0.4132 |
| Place of residence | 1 | 314 | 13.55 | 0.0003 |
| Source of drinking water | 2 | 255 | 1.87 | 0.1555 |
| Number of household members * age of head of household | 1 | 4868 | 5.09 | 0.0241 |
| Gender * age of head of household | 1 | 4868 | 2.76 | 0.0967 |
| Wealth index * type of residence | 4 | 466 | 2.49 | 0.0424 |
| Region * type of place of residence | 5 | 314 | 1.95 | 0.0862 |