Table 3 Malaria prevalence among under-five children: Summary of CHAID model
Model components | Model specification | Results |
|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Parasitaemia (via microscopy) in children aged 6–59 Months | 25% |
Independent variables | Child’s age, ITN used the night before the survey, place of residence, mother’s education, wealth index and region | Province, child’s age, place of residence, mother’s education, wealth index |
Maximum tree depth | 3 | 4 |
Minimum number of children in parent node | 1000 | 1000 |
Minimum number of children in child node | 200 | 200 |
Number of nodes | Na | 25 |
Number of terminal nodes | Na | 40 |