Bayesian Shared Frailty Models for Time to First Birth of Married Women in Ethiopia: Using EDHS 2016

Table 6

Posterior summary for Bayesian Weibull-gamma shared frailty model parameter estimates.

Node	Level of covariates	Mean	MC error	Median	95% CI	Start	Sample
Contraceptive use	Yes	Ref
beta.co	No	0.1134		0.1133	(0.06222, 0.1643)	1001	42000
Residence	Urban	Ref
beta.rs	Rural	0.2112	0.001564	0.2107	(0.1392, 0.2837)	1001	42000
Age at the first marriage	Less than 18	Ref
beta.aam [2]	18-34	-1.385		-1.386	(-1.434, -1.336)	1001	42000
beta.aam [3]	Greater than 34	-2.864	0.001607	-2.853	(-3.415, -2.372)	1001	42000
Current working	No	Ref
beta.cw	Yes	0.005898		0.00596	(-0.04255, 0.05403)	1001	42000
Husband education level	No education	Ref
beta.he [2]	Primary	0.09979		0.09976	(0.04606,0.1549)	1001	42000
beta.he [3]	Secondary or above	0.1148		0.1147	(0.03888, 0.1893)	1001	42000
Mother education level	No education	Ref
beta.me [2]	Primary	0.1826		0.1826	(0.1272,0.2382)	1001	42000
beta.me [3]	Secondary or above	-0.05222		-0.0524	(-0.1443, 0.03961)	1001	42000
Media exposure	No	Ref
beta.mx	Yes	-0.1168		-0.1168	(-0.174,-0.0585)	1001	42000
Sex of household head	Male	Ref
beta.shh	Female	-0.1682		-0.1681	(-0.2243, -0.1124)	1001	42000
Wealth index	Poor	Ref
beta.wi [2]	Middle	-0.05626		-0.0563	(-0.1243, 0.01043)	1001	42000
beta.wi [3]	Rich	-0.00962		-0.0094	(-0.07248, 0.05302)	1001	42000
beta0	Constant	-17.75	0.06547	-17.99	(-18.56, -14.32)	1001	42000
	Shape parameter	6.097	0.001939	6.097	(6.02, 6.175)	1001	42000
Sigma	Frailty	0.95	0.001035	0.9988	(0.9483, 1.044)	1001	42000

Sd = standard deviation; MC error = Monte Carlo error; Ref = reference; 95% CI =95% confidence interval. Significant.