Frequentist and Bayesian Regression Approaches for Determining Risk Factors of Child Mortality in Ghana

Table 4

Parameter estimates, odds ratios (OR), and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) from the Bayesian logistic regression model.

Predictor	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
Gender
Female	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Male	0.1876 (-0.052, 0.430)	1.206 (0.950, 1.537)
Delivery place
Private and other health facilities	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Government health facility	-0.217 (-0.471, 0.036)	0.805 (0.624, 1.037)
Caesarean section
No	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Yes	0.358 (-0.019, 0.716)	1.430 (1.002, 2.046)
Child size at birth
Small	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Average	-0.697 (-1.014, -0.378)	0. 498 (0.363, 0.685)
Large	-0.667 (-0.957, -0.372)	0.513 (0.384, 0.689)
Mother’s education
No formal education	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Formal education	-0.267 (-0.514, -0.014)	0.766 (0.589, 0.986)