Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Dispatch
Spatial Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan
Simon Brooker*
, Toby Leslie*†, Kate Kolaczinski*†, Engineer Mohsen†, Najeebullah Mehboob‡, Sarah Saleheen†, Juma Khudonazarov†, Tim Freeman†, Archie Clements*, Mark Rowland*, and Jan Kolaczinski*†
, Toby Leslie*†, Kate Kolaczinski*†, Engineer Mohsen†, Najeebullah Mehboob‡, Sarah Saleheen†, Juma Khudonazarov†, Tim Freeman†, Archie Clements*, Mark Rowland*, and Jan Kolaczinski*†
Table
Logistic regression model for the probability of Plasmodium vivax transmission, 333 villages in Afghanistan, 2005*
| Variable | Odds ratio | Standard error | 95% confidence interval | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average normalized difference vegetation index | 1.004 | 0.002 | 1.001–1.007 | 0.013 |
| Distance to river <5 km | 1.075 | 0.077 | 1.010–1.567 | 0.012 |
*Wald χ2, 14.26; probability>χ2, 0.0008; log pseudo-likelihood, –184.38873; pseudo R2, 0.062.
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