Table 2.
Coefficient estimates, standard errors, degrees of freedom, t-values, and p-values of socio-demographic variables associated with conventional medical knowledge of three diseases among Maasai in Makame, Tanzania, estimated with a general linear mixed effects model. The random effect was sub-village (n = 6). Significant values (p ≤ 0.05) are italicized. The linear mixed model was based on 44 respondents (i.e. excluding two interviewees with secondary education).
| Estimate | Std. Error | df | t-value | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabies (Total points = 7) | |||||
| Education | 1.695 | 0.565 | 35.715 | 3.002 | 0.005 |
| Age | 0.007 | 0.018 | 38.490 | 0.394 | 0.696 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | 0.942 | 0.575 | 35.375 | 1.638 | 0.110 |
| TLU∗ |
-0.001 |
0.002 |
37.603 |
-0.343 |
0.733 |
| Brucellosis (Total points = 10) | |||||
| Education | 0.864 | 0.622 | 35.148 | 1.391 | 0.173 |
| Age | -0.010 | 0.019 | 38.400 | -0.543 | 0.590 |
| Gender (Male vs. female) | 0.605 | 0.633 | 34.755 | 0.957 | 0.345 |
| TLU |
0.001 |
0.002 |
37.353 |
0.639 |
0.527 |
| Anthrax (Total points = 9) | |||||
| Primary Education | 0.612 | 0.663 | 34.62 | 0.923 | 0.363 |
| Age | 0.028 | 0.021 | 37.39 | 1.392 | 0.181 |
| Gender (Male vs. female) | 0.602 | 0.674 | 34.34 | 0.893 | 0.378 |
| TLU | 0.001 | 0.002 | 36.30 | 0.059 | 0.954 |
∗
Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU) is used as an indicator for wealth.