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. 2015 Apr 24;9(4):e0003740. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003740

Table 2. Posterior estimates (median; 95% Bayesian credible interval) of the final geostatistical models for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Nigeria in 2011.

Species Predictor variable Median (95% Bayesian credible interval)
Ascaris lumbricoides NDVI 2011 1.29 (1.00, 1.66)
Altitude (m)
<186 1.00
186–305 0.71 (0.40, 1.25)
≥305 1.50 (0.79, 2.77)
LST day 2011 (°C)
<29.5 1.00
29.5–34.0 0.56 (0.36, 0.87)
≥34.0 0.13 (0.06, 0.27)
Hookworm Rural 1.00
Urban 0.79 (0.63, 1.00)
NDVI 2011
<0.28 1.00
0.28–0.40 1.02 (0.84, 1.23)
0.40–0.48 1.30 (1.00, 1.68)
≥0.48 1.67 (1.25, 2.22)
LST day 2011 (°C)
<29.5 1.00
29.5–34.0 0.77 (0.59, 1.01)
≥ 34.0 0.88 (0.60, 1.28)
Trichuris trichiura * Altitude (m)
<420.5 1.00
420.5–835 0.11 (0.03, 0.33)
835–1,249 0.65 (0.26, 1.64)
≥1,249 0.30 (0.10, 0.93)

*The effect of land surface temperature (LST) at night is depicted in S1 Fig.