Table 4

Random Coefficients, Intra-class correlation and Variance Decomposition estimates from comparative models

Null_model

Model_Kids

Model_Mom

Model_Full

Model_Random_Slope

Random Effects

σ²_c (Community - PSU)

0.202

0.091

0.056

0.055

0.055

(S.E.)

(0.014)

(0.009)

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.008)

Proportions of overall (null model) explained by the covariates of the model (in %)

55.189

72.149

72.850

72.875

σ²_h (Household)

0.346

0.462

0.436

0.431

0.366

(S.E.)

(0.027)

(0.025)

(0.025)

(0.025)

(0.030)

Proportions of overall (null model) explained by the covariates of the model (in %)

-33.578

-26.086

-24.575

-5.683

Residual²

1.877

1.516

1.514

1.518

1.516

(S.E.)

(0.029)

(0.024)

(0.025)

(0.025)

(0.025)

Intra-class correlation

ρ (PSU)

0.083*

0.044*

0.028*

0.027*

0.028*

ρ (household)

0.226*

0.267*

0.245*

0.242*

0.217*

Variance Decomposition (in %)

PSU

36.9

16.4

11.4

11.3

13.1

Household

63.1

83.6

88.6

88.7

86.9

Significance level: * p < 05

Kanjilal et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2010 9:19   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-9-19