Comparison of Bayesian and Classical Methods for Exploring the Important Factors regarding Maternal and Child Health Care

Table 1

Comparison of classical and Bayesian logistic regression models using AIC and BIC.

Factors	Classical		Bayesian		Classical		Bayesian
	AIC	BIC	AIC	BIC	AIC	BIC	AIC	BIC
	Skilled ANC				Medical during pregnancy
MAB	17.21	14.24	15.89	13.42	17.74	15.31	16.44	14.04
BO	18.04	15.46	17.16	14.24	18.96	16.50	17.59	14.53
RES	19.58	16.31	18.29	15.77	20.79	17.94	19.71	17.11
EDU	15.80	13.80	14.91	12.23	18.83	16.37	18.04	14.51
WQ	17.03	14.51	16.04	13.42	18.84	15.10	17.52	15.04
REG	12.71	11.08	12.16	10.53	13.79	11.25	12.83	10.91
	Protection against neonatal tetanus				Counseling during pregnancy
MAB	17.73	14.28	16.76	14.33	18.18	14.92	16.78	14.57
BO	18.91	15.53	17.88	14.41	19.32	16.46	18.10	14.88
RES	20.54	17.62	19.01	15.80	21.02	17.00	20.08	16.94
EDU	18.39	14.98	17.56	14.81	18.80	15.10	17.54	15.24
WQ	18.39	16.08	17.64	14.63	18.88	15.98	18.07	14.60
REG	13.79	11.80	13.15	11.06	13.97	11.92	13.31	11.69
	Delivery in a health facility place				Delivery by a skilled provider
MAB	18.65	15.26	17.90	14.95	18.62	14.92	17.37	14.72
BO	19.71	17.01	18.82	16.35	19.67	16.02	18.78	15.61
RES	21.34	18.15	19.96	16.36	21.24	17.91	19.56	16.78
EDU	18.90	15.98	17.74	14.60	18.77	16.05	17.82	14.36
WQ	19.01	16.55	18.09	15.87	18.91	16.53	17.65	15.36
REG	14.30	11.89	13.60	11.91	14.15	11.35	13.02	11.32
	Checkup during the first two days of delivery				First skilled postnatal checkup
MAB	16.82	14.05	15.80	12.92	16.83	14.00	15.56	13.29
BO	17.83	14.84	16.49	14.50	17.79	14.34	16.61	13.77
RES	19.56	17.13	18.52	15.10	19.61	16.97	18.35	14.93
EDU	17.75	15.13	16.55	13.36	17.72	14.38	16.32	13.81
WQ	17.55	15.26	16.42	13.72	17.53	15.32	16.83	14.76
REG	12.81	10.73	12.06	10.05	12.90	11.07	12.16	10.44
	Postnatal checkup of newborns				Skilled postnatal checkup of newborns
MAB	17.74	14.72	16.52	13.80	17.73	14.78	16.88	13.66
BO	18.77	15.73	17.35	14.32	18.73	15.86	17.91	14.97
RES	20.45	17.38	18.89	16.29	20.42	16.72	18.85	15.27
EDU	18.32	15.22	17.48	14.94	18.24	14.68	17.11	14.02
WQ	18.28	15.24	16.96	13.95	18.22	15.79	16.97	14.91
REG	13.55	11.44	12.50	10.20	13.52	11.06	12.64	10.98
	At least one signal is performed				At least one problem is faced
MAB	17.93	14.39	16.68	14.53	17.96	15.79	16.54	14.34
BO	18.88	16.16	17.43	14.96	19.12	15.40	18.03	15.26
RES	20.46	17.80	19.63	16.50	20.78	17.51	19.44	16.53
EDU	17.35	15.20	16.34	13.62	18.60	16.26	17.77	14.49
WQ	18.02	14.56	17.05	14.49	18.63	15.75	17.15	14.00
REG	13.51	11.29	12.43	10.70	13.88	11.24	12.96	11.05