Research Article
Analysis of Trends in Awareness Regarding Hepatitis Using Bayesian Multiple Logistic Regression Model
Table 9
Comparison of AICs and BICs for CMLRM and BMLRM using data from PDHS 2012–13.
| Variables | Heard about HCV | Knowing preventive measures for HCV | CMLRM | BMLRM | CMLRM | BMLRM | Age | AIC | BIC | AIC | BIC | AIC | BIC | AIC | BIC |
| 15–19 | 17.90 | 15.29 | 16.88 | 14.31 | 17.88 | 15.27 | 16.58 | 14.22 | 20–24 | 19.23 | 16.62 | 18.04 | 15.57 | 19.64 | 17.03 | 18.51 | 15.98 | 25–29 | 19.51 | 16.90 | 18.43 | 15.70 | 19.91 | 17.29 | 18.82 | 16.26 | 30–34 | 19.48 | 16.87 | 18.43 | 15.75 | 19.86 | 17.25 | 18.36 | 16.37 | 35–39 | 19.30 | 16.69 | 17.99 | 15.42 | 19.79 | 17.18 | 18.66 | 16.18 | 40–44 | 19.12 | 16.50 | 18.00 | 15.40 | 19.61 | 16.99 | 18.44 | 15.96 | 45–49 | Reference |
| Residence | Urban | Reference | Rural | 21.52 | 18.91 | 19.81 | 17.93 | 21.97 | 19.36 | 20.57 | 18.07 |
| Region | Punjab | 13.45 | 10.83 | 12.65 | 10.12 | 14.33 | 11.72 | 13.36 | 10.92 | Urban | 13.41 | 10.80 | 12.47 | 10.01 | 14.30 | 11.68 | 13.41 | 11.06 | Rural | 13.44 | 10.83 | 12.55 | 10.11 | 14.33 | 11.71 | 13.32 | 11.05 | Sindh | 13.43 | 10.82 | 12.52 | 10.00 | 14.31 | 11.70 | 13.22 | 10.78 | Urban | 13.40 | 10.78 | 12.55 | 9.99 | 4.27 | 11.65 | 4.00 | 11.03 | Rural | 13.41 | 10.79 | 12.46 | 10.07 | 14.27 | 11.66 | 13.21 | 11.06 | KPK | 13.41 | 10.79 | 12.38 | 10.18 | 14.28 | 11.67 | 13.56 | 10.93 | Urban | 13.12 | 10.51 | 12.20 | 9.69 | 13.97 | 11.35 | 13.05 | 10.59 | Rural | 13.39 | 10.78 | 12.53 | 9.94 | 14.27 | 11.66 | 13.32 | 10.76 | Baluchistan | 13.31 | 10.69 | 12.35 | 10.07 | 14.13 | 11.51 | 13.37 | 10.77 | Urban | 12.81 | 10.19 | 11.80 | 9.57 | 13.45 | 10.84 | 12.77 | 10.26 | Rural | 13.27 | 10.66 | 12.56 | 9.88 | 14.07 | 11.45 | 13.00 | 10.69 | Islamabad | Reference | Gilgit-Baltistan | 12.52 | 9.91 | 11.89 | 9.32 | 12.74 | 10.13 | 12.04 | 9.37 |
| Educational level | Illiterate | 18.39 | 15.78 | 17.13 | 14.86 | 19.80 | 17.19 | 18.66 | 16.04 | Primary | 17.97 | 15.36 | 16.71 | 14.16 | 19.30 | 16.69 | 17.81 | 15.78 | Middle | 17.46 | 14.84 | 16.44 | 13.82 | 18.81 | 16.19 | 17.80 | 15.36 | Matriculation | 17.55 | 14.93 | 16.16 | 14.10 | 19.01 | 16.40 | 17.55 | 15.36 | Higher | Reference |
| Income level | Least | 19.68 | 17.07 | 18.30 | 16.08 | 20.29 | 17.68 | 18.89 | 16.42 | Lower-middle | 19.63 | 17.01 | 18.44 | 16.04 | 20.39 | 17.78 | 18.96 | 16.37 | Middle | 19.56 | 16.94 | 18.07 | 16.06 | 20.39 | 17.78 | 19.22 | 16.63 | Upper-middle | 19.56 | 16.95 | 18.02 | 15.99 | 20.44 | 17.82 | 18.91 | 16.52 | Highest | Reference |
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