Table 3.
Space-time clusters of infection with P.malariae.
| Cluster | Rate Ratio (Obs/Exp)† | Surv§ | Loc¶ | p** | |||
| Coordinates* | Radius Km | Time frame | |||||
| 1 | X = -8.26947 Y = 12.203629 |
0.17 | 1999/10 2000/06 |
2.27 (30/13.21) |
3 | 24 | 0.066 |
| 2 | X = -8.26205 Y = 12.207684 |
0.240 | 1998/09 1999/06 |
8.82 (6/0.68) |
4 | 9 | 0.094 |
*: GPS coordinates of the centre of the cluster
†: obs: number of cases observed in the cluster; exp: number of cases expected under the null hypothesis.
§ number of survey during the time period.
¶ number of locations
**: p-value (α = 10%)