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Table 2 Parameter estimates for statistically significant continuous explanatory variables for selected fixed effects model (GLM)

From: Relative importance of climatic, geographic and socio-economic determinants of malaria in Malawi

Variable

Parameter

95% credible

 

estimate

interval

Altitude

-0.263

(-0.338, -0.192)

Longitude

1.141

(0.321, 2.256)

Longitude2

-1.285

(-2.388, -0.469)

Latitude

-3.108

(-3.425, -2.840)

Latitude2

-2.935

(-3.315, -2.630)

Urban population

-0.039

(-0.062, -0.019)

One room

-0.101

(-0.128, -0.075)

ITN/population

0.049

(0.031, 0.068)

Health facilities/population

0.079

(0.057, 0.100)

Traditional housing

-0.026

(-0.047, -0.002)

Rainfall

0.190

(0.134, 0.239)

Rainfall2

-0.063

(-0.085, -0.040)

Temperature

0.073

(0.030, 0.127)

Temperature2

-0.014

(-0.027, -0.001)