Table 2 Provincial posterior mean for fixed effect parameters of malnourished children in DRC (DHS-2007)
Selected variables | adjusted | |
|---|---|---|
mean | [2.5% - 97.5% quintiles] | |
Constant | 0.50 | 0.31; 0.71 |
Sex of Child | ||
Male | -0.12* | [-0.18; -0.06] |
Female | 0 | reference |
Sex of household's head | ||
Male | -0.02 | [-0.12; 0.71] |
Female | 0 | reference |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 0 | reference |
Rural | -0.11* | [-0.20; -0.01] |
Mother marital status | ||
Married or living together | 0 | reference |
Single, divorced, widow... | -0.08 | [-0.19; 0.03] |
Mother Education | ||
None | -0.12* | [-0.23; -0.01] |
Primary | -0.14 | [-0.23; -0.06] |
Secondary and high | 0 | reference |
Father Education | ||
None | -0.08 | [-0.21; 0.05] |
Primary | -0.08 | [-0.16; 0.002] |
Secondary and high | 0 | reference |
Number of children under 5 | ||
Less than 2 | 0.07 | [-0.002; 0.15] |
More than 2 | 0 | Reference |
Wealth Index | ||
Poorest | -0.28* | [-0.44; -0.12] |
Poorer | -0.28* | [-0.44; -0.14] |
Middle | -0.27* | [-0.42; -0.13] |
Richer | -0.30* | [-0.42; -0.18] |
Richest | 0 | Reference |