From: Why is malaria associated with poverty? Findings from a cohort study in rural Uganda
Mediating variablea | Risk difference (95 % CI)b, high versus low SEPc | Proportion of total effect of SEP that occurs through mediator, % (95 % CI) | ||
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Direct effect of SEP | Effect of SEP through mediator | Total effect of SEP | ||
House typed | −8.6 (-15.6, -2.1) | −2.9 (-5.5, -0.8) | −11.5 (-18.1, -4.9) | 24.9 (15.8, 58.6) |
Food securitye | −9.2 (-16.9, -2.2) | −2.1 (-5.3, 0.0) | −11.4 (-18.4, -4.4) | 18.6 (11.6, 48.3) |