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Table 2 Predictors of malaria prevalence in the non-spatial and spatial Bayesian models

From: Mapping under-five child malaria risk that accounts for environmental and climatic factors to aid malaria preventive and control efforts in Ghana: Bayesian geospatial and interactive web-based mapping methods

Parameter

Mean log odds (95% Credible intervals)

Full non-spatial model

 

 Intercept

− 4.9129 (− 5.7024, − 4.1390)

 ITN Coverage

4.0385 (3.1535, 4.9407)

 Travel time to health facility

0.0037 (0.0020, 0.0054)

 Aridity

0.0476 (0.0271, 0.0681)

Spatial model

 

 Null spatial model

 

  Intercept

− 1.1943 (− 1.4532, − 0.9415)

  \({\sigma }^{2}\)(spatial variance)

1.3218 (0.8211, 1.8869)

  Range nominal

0.2738 (0.1365, 0.4271)

  \(\kappa\)(kappa)

11.1711 (5.6585, 17.6613)

 Full spatial model

 

  Intercept

− 2.9184 (− 4.0083, − 1.9530)

  ITN Coverage

4.5643 (2.4086, 6.8874)

  Travel time to health facility

0.0057 (0.0017, 0.0099)

  Aridity

0.0600 (0.0079, 0.1167)

  \({\sigma }^{2}\)(spatial variance)

0.8772 (0.5061, 1.2915)

  Range nominal

0.2917 (0.1250, 0.4886)

  \(\kappa\)(kappa)

10.8059 (4.6372, 18.1236)