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

Table 4

ORs for different output variables under Bayesian logistic regression models.

Factors	Protection against neonatal tetanus	Counseling during the pregnancy	Delivery in the health facility	Delivery by a skilled provider	Postnatal checkup	Skilled postnatal checkup	Postnatal checkup of newborns	Skilled postnatal checkup of newborns	At least one signal performed for newborns	At least one problem
MAB
<20	1.126	0.963	1.365	1.325	1.043	1.188	1.065	1.120	1.079	0.464
20–34	1.820	1.100	1.437	1.468	1.474	1.538	1.442	1.568	1.372	0.680
35–49 (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
BO
1	2.266	1.476	3.707	3.671	2.753	3.261	2.397	2.889	2.276	0.668
2–3	2.364	1.750	2.283	2.279	2.412	2.724	1.917	2.179	2.038	0.764
4–5	1.888	1.450	1.306	1.311	1.727	1.897	1.440	1.527	1.524	0.791
5 and above (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
RES
Urban (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Rural	0.432	0.514	0.338	0.389	0.378	0.357	0.395	0.370	0.408	2.636
Education
No education	0.113	0.200	0.081	0.079	0.161	0.121	0.168	0.135	0.214	3.344
Primary	0.357	0.368	0.155	0.152	0.288	0.264	0.313	0.264	0.341	2.305
Middle	0.560	0.671	0.267	0.254	0.387	0.367	0.457	0.391	0.478	1.613
Secondary	0.688	0.783	0.468	0.494	0.740	0.698	0.834	0.768	0.893	1.702
Higher (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
WQ
Lowest	0.090	0.162	0.064	0.062	0.118	0.097	0.121	0.101	0.197	4.192
Second	0.180	0.210	0.101	0.099	0.132	0.116	0.143	0.130	0.150	4.065
Middle	0.280	0.417	0.189	0.190	0.212	0.200	0.235	0.229	0.244	2.690
Fourth	0.525	0.578	0.380	0.391	0.410	0.431	0.442	0.425	0.461	1.474
Highest (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Region
Punjab	0.807	0.783	0.409	0.371	0.553	0.555	0.623	0.622	0.706	1.428
Sindh	0.415	0.344	0.470	0.443	0.684	0.602	0.846	0.737	0.749	1.356
KPK	0.366	0.257	0.299	0.309	0.211	0.211	0.214	0.211	0.164	2.432
Balochistan	0.094	0.237	0.098	0.093	0.172	0.136	0.148	0.136	0.123	4.229
FATA	0.160	0.107	0.179	0.162	0.133	0.151	0.178	0.193	0.127	5.581
AJK	0.825	0.821	0.305	0.267	0.381	0.371	0.417	0.379	0.497	2.225
Gilgit Baltistan	0.459	0.335	0.306	0.270	0.183	0.211	0.177	0.206	0.213	2.596
Islamabad (R)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1