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Table 2 Regression coefficient mean and 95% credible intervals (CrI) of covariates included in a Bayesian spatial model with Binomial response for the prevalence of stunting in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2019

From: Mapping stunted children in Ethiopia using two decades of data between 2000 and 2019. A geospatial analysis through the Bayesian approach

Covariates

Mean regression coefficients of stunting prevalence with 95% credible interval in each year

2000–2019

2000

2005

2011

2016

2019

Intercept

−0.45 (−0.64, −0.27)

−0.04 (−0.27, 0.19)

−0.12 (−0.48, 0.26)

−0.47 (−0.72, −0.25)

−0.46 (−0.84, −0.11)

−0.58 (−0.81, −0.37)

Temperature

−0.19 (−0.25, −0.12)

−0.14 (−0.24, −0.03)

−0.23 (−0.37, −0.08)

−0.11 (−0.21, −0.01)

−0.19 (−0.31, −0.08)

−0.18 (−0.34, −0.02)

Precipitation

0.017 (−0.09, 0.13)

−0.05 (−0.20, 0.09)

0.001 (−0.21, 0.23)

0.02 (−0.14, 0.18)

−0.02 (−0.21, 0.18)

−0.04 (−0.23, 0.17)

Travel time to cities

0.12 (0.06, 0.17)

0.11 (0.001, 0.22)

0.17 (0.00, 0.35)

0.14 (0.05, 0.24)

0.17 (0.05, 0.29)

0.11 (−0.06, 0.28)

Population density

−0.012 (−0.02, −0.01)

−0.01 (−0.01, −0.001)

−0.02 (−0.04, −0.01)

−0.03 (−0.04, −0.02)

−0.01 (−0.02, −0.01)

−0.01 (−0.02, −0.001)

Distance to water

−0.014 (−0.04, 0.01)

−0.04 (−0.09, 0.02)

0.001 (−0.07, 0.08)

0.02 (−0.03, 0.07)

0.01 (−0.05, 0.06)

−0.05 (−0.14, 0.03)

Healthcare access

0.009 (−0.07, 0.09)

−0.01 (−0.23, 0.22)

0.15 (−0.11, 0.41)

−0.03 (−0.18, 0.11)

0.07 (−0.10, 0.23)

−0.03 (−0.24, 0.17)

  1. N.B. The bold text in the table indicates the statistical significance