Table 3 Parameter estimates and empirical standard errors of GEE and ALR models for Fever
From: Risk factors of morbidity among children under age five in Ethiopia
Marginal Model | GEE | ALR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Effect | par | Est(s.e) | p-value | Est(s.e) | P-value |
Intercept | β 0 | −2.719(0.4666) | <.0001 | −2.7160(0.4663) | <.0001 |
Current age of child (24–59 months = ref) | |||||
0–11 months | β 1 | 0.4446(0.0898) | <.0001 | 0.4446(0.0898) | <.0001 |
12–23 months | β 2 | 0.6384(0.0794) | <.0001 | 0.6386(0.0794) | <.0001 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | β 3 | 0.5706(0.3758) | 0.1289 | 0.5694(0.3756) | 0.1295 |
Never in union | β 4 | 1.1839(0.4765) | 0.0130 | 1.1817(0.4764) | 0.0131 |
Separated | β 5 | 0.8503(0.3988) | 0.0330 | 0.8494(0.3987) | 0.0331 |
Anemia level (Not anemic = ref.) | |||||
Anemic | β 6 | 0.3780(0.2415) | 0.0175 | 0.3760(0.2411) | 0.1188 |
Breastfeeding status (no = ref) | |||||
Yes | −0.2214(0.0717) | 0.0020 | − 0.2215 (0.0717) | 0.002 | |
Husband education level (No education = ref) | |||||
Higher | β 7 | −0.2902(0.1428) | 0.0421 | −0.2904(0.1428) | 0.0420 |
Primary | β 8 | 0.2457(0.0729) | 0.0007 | 0.2459(0.0729) | 0.0007 |
Secondary | β 9 | 0.1076(0.1077) | 0.3181 | 0.1075(0.1077) | 0.3182 |
Currently working (Yes = ref) | |||||
No | β 10 | −0.2536(0.0702) | 0.0003 | −0.2539 (0.0702) | 0.0003 |
Region (Addis Ababa = ref) | |||||
Afar | β 11 | 0.2352(0.1833) | 0.1993 | 0.2352(0.1833) | 0.1993 |
Amhara | β 12 | −0.0868(0.1898) | 0.6474 | −0.0872(0.1898) | 0.6460 |
Benishangul | β 13 | −0.7778(0.2109) | 0.0002 | −0.7791(0.2110) | 0.0002 |
Dire Dawa | β 14 | −0.1015(0.2106) | 0.6298 | −0.1013(0.2106) | 0.6304 |
Gambela | β 15 | 0.1732(0.1914) | 0.3655 | 0.1730(0.1913) | 0.3660 |
Harari | β 16 | −0.3806(0.2157) | 0.0776 | −0.3816(0.2157) | 0.0770 |
Oromia | β 17 | 0.0417(0.1574) | 0.7909 | 0.0416(0.1574) | 0.7917 |
SNNPR | β 18 | 0.0175(0.1681) | 0.9172 | 0.0171(0.1681) | 0.9190 |
Somali | β 19 | −0.4475(0.1849) | 0.0155 | −0.4473(0.1849) | 0.0156 |
Tigray | β 20 | 0.5627(0.1687) | 0.001 | 0.5629(0.1687) | 0.0008 |
Correlation | ρ | −0.002804291 | |||
Alpha | α | −0.0204(0.0278) | 0.0046 | ||
QIC | 6996.7587 | 6996.6577 | |||