Table 3 Statistical summary of the effect of environmental variables on the incidence of malaria at the village level, following stepwise backward selection and removal of non-significant independent variables.
From: Malaria hotspots explained from the perspective of ecological theory underlying insect foraging
Variable | Estimate | Std error | t ratio | Prob >|t| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abulo | ||||
Intercept | − 0.018 | 0.099 | − 0.19 | 0.85 |
Household size (no of occupants) | 0.047 | 0.015 | 3.04 | 0.0029 |
Breeding site within 50 m radius (present/absent) | − 0.086 | 0.062 | − 1.38 | 0.17 |
House location in the village (center/edge) | − 0.082 | 0.041 | − 2.02 | 0.045 |
Magge | ||||
Intercept | 0.20 | 0.043 | 4.54 |  < 0.0001 |
House location in the village (center/edge) | − 0.14 | 0.043 | − 3.18 | 0.0018 |
