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Table 7 Summary statistic of the posterior distribution of the model parameters

From: Bayesian zero-inflated regression model with application to under-five child mortality

Parameter

Bayesian Negative Binomial-logit hurdle (NBLH)

Count model coefficients

Parameter

Zero hurdle model coefficients

Mean

SD

HPD of 95% CrI

Mean

SD

HPD of 95% CrI

\({\beta }_{0}\)

0.100

0.043

(0.025, 0.193)

    

\({\beta }_{1}\)

− 3.933

0.712

(− 5.174, − 0.320)

\({\gamma }_{1}\)

− 2.263

0.147

(− 2.559, − 1.982)

\({\beta }_{2}\)

− 0.292

0.049

(− 0.387, − 0.196)

\({\gamma }_{2}\)

− 0.224

0.051

(− 0.324, − 0.124)

\({\beta }_{3}\)

− 0.137

0.081

(− 0.294, 0.023)

\({\gamma }_{3}\)

0.129

0.079

(− 0.028, 0.283)

\({\beta }_{4}\)

− 0.385

0.075

(− 0.534, − 0.239)

\({\gamma }_{4}\)

− 0.212

0.061

(− 0.331, − 0.094)

\({\beta }_{5}\)

− 0.803

0.533

(− 1.988, 0.114)

\({\gamma }_{5}\)

− 1.149

0.228

(− 1.613, − 0.717)

\({\beta }_{6}\)

− 0.044

0.067

(− 0.177, 0.088)

\({\gamma }_{6}\)

− 0.047

0.073

(− 0.192, 0.098)

\({\beta }_{7}\)

− 0.123

0.062

(− 0.246, − 0.002)

\({\gamma }_{7}\)

− 0.071

0.067

(− 0.201, 0.059)

\({\beta }_{8}\)

3.570

0.713

(1.973, 4.845)

\({\gamma }_{8}\)

1.394

0.115

(1.173, 1.628)

\({\beta }_{9}\)

4.735

0.709

(3.144, 6.004)

\({\gamma }_{9}\)

2.782

0.117

(2.556, 3.019)

\({\beta }_{10}\)

0.442

0.115

(0.211, 0.662)

\({\gamma }_{10}\)

0.877

0.176

(0.533, 1.221)

\({\beta }_{11}\)

− 0.182

0.051

(− 0.282, − 0.081)

\({\gamma }_{11}\)

− 0.296

0.062

(− 0.420, − 0.174)

\({\beta }_{12}\)

− 0.346

0.156

(− 0.660, − 0.048)

\({\gamma }_{12}\)

− 0.315

0.132

(− 0.575, − 0.057)

\({\beta }_{13}\)

− 0.310

0.068

(− 0.444, − 0.17)

\({\gamma }_{13}\)

− 0.280

0.060

(− 0.400, − 0.161)

\({\beta }_{14}\)

− 0.185

0.053

(− 0.291, − 0.082)

\({\gamma }_{14}\)

− 0.272

0.051

(− 0.371, − 0.172)

  1. *Intercept (\({\beta }_{0}\)); Mothers age: 30–39 (\({\beta }_{1} \& {\gamma }_{1}\)), 40–49 (\({\beta }_{2} \& {\gamma }_{2}\)); Rural (\({\beta }_{3} \& {\gamma }_{3}\)); education level: Primary and Secondary (\({\beta }_{4} \& {\gamma }_{4}\)) and Higher (\({\beta }_{5} \& {\gamma }_{5}\)); wealth index: Middle (\({\beta }_{6}\&{\gamma }_{6}\)), Rich (\({\beta }_{7}\&{\gamma }_{7}\)); Birth order number: 2–4 (\({\beta }_{8}\&{\gamma }_{8}\)),5 + (\({\beta }_{9}\&{\gamma }_{9}\))3–4 (β9); twin (\({\beta }_{10}\&{\gamma }_{10}\)); mother’s age at the first birth: 16–25 (\({\beta }_{11}\&{\gamma }_{11}\)), ≥ 26 (\({\beta }_{12}\&{\gamma }_{12}\)); Current contraceptive method of using (\({\beta }_{13}\&{\gamma }_{13}\)); antenatal visits (\({\beta }_{14}\&{\gamma }_{14}\)).