Table 4 Covariate priors for maternal mortality covariate selection
From: Modeling causes of death: an integrated approach using CODEm
Covariate | Level | Prior |
|---|---|---|
In-facility delivery coverage | 1 | - |
Skilled birth attendance coverage | 1 | - |
Malnutrition (proportion under 2SD) | 1 | - |
Ln(total fertility rate) | 1 | + |
Age-specific fertility rate | 1 | + |
Health system access score | 2 | - |
Antenatal clinic (four visits) coverage | 2 | - |
Antiretroviral (ARV) adjusted HIV prevalence | 2 | + |
Ln(neonatal death rate) | 2 | + |
Education (year per capita) | 3 | - |
Ln(lag-distributed income per capita) | 3 | - |