Research Article
Multilevel Analysis of Determinants of Anemia Prevalence among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia: Classical and Bayesian Approaches
Table 6
Bayesian estimates for random intercept model.
| Fixed part | categories (level) | node | mean | Sd | MC error | 2.5% | median | 97.5% |
| Intercept | | alpha | | | | | | |
| Sex of child | Male (ref) | | | | | | | | Female | | | | | | | |
| Child’s age in month | 6-23 (ref) | | | | | | | | 24-41 | | | | | | | | 42-59 | | | | | | | |
| Place of Residence | Urban (ref) | | | | | | | | Rural | | | | | | | |
| No of children u5 | 0-3 (ref) | | | | | | | | 4-6 | | | | | | | | above 6 | | | | | | | |
| Wealth index | Poor (ref) | | | | | | | | Middle | | | | | | | | Rich | | | | | | | |
| Marital status | Married (ref) | | | | | | | | Widowed | | | | | | | | Divorced/Separated | | | | | | | |
| Education level | No education (ref) | | | | | | | | Primary | | | | | | | | Secondary | | | | | | | |
| Mother’s current working status | Not working (ref) | | | | | | | | Working | | | | | | | |
| Given iron pills/syrup | No (ref) | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | |
| Size of child at birth | Larger than average (ref. cat) | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | | | Smaller than average | | | | | | | |
| source of drinking water | Not improved (ref) | | | | | | | | Improved | | | | | | | |
| Random effects | | | | | | | | |
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