| CI | Credibility Intervals |
| DIC | Deviance Information Criterion |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| MCMC | Markov chain Monte Carlo |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Survey |
| WinBUGS | Windows Version of Bayesian Inference Using Gibbs Sampling |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PAUISTI | Pan African University Institute for basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation |