Table 3.
The results of multiple linear regression analysis of climatic indices impacts on prevalence of malaria and meningitis.
| Variable | Unstandardized coefficient | Standardized coefficient | Sig p-value | 95.0% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Std. error | Beta | Lower | Upper | ||
| Intercept | ||||||
| Malaria | 1.098 | 0.292 | 0.000*** | 7.034 | 9.631 | |
| Meningitis | 1.142 | 0.301 | 0.000*** | 6.345 | 10.234 | |
| Rainfall | ||||||
| Malaria | 0. 640 | 0.082 | 0.601 | 0.001*** | 0.456 | 0.731 |
| Meningitis | 0.146 | 0.036 | 0.123 | 0.032** | 0.127 | 0.262 |
| Temperature | ||||||
| Malaria | 0.055 | 0.032 | 0.085 | 0.041* | 0.097 | 0.123 |
| Meningitis | 0.465 | 0.063 | 0.321 | 0.003*** | 0.274 | 0.531 |
| Aerosol | ||||||
| Malaria | 0.016 | 0.012 | 0.061 | 0.021** | 0.021 | 0.103 |
| Meningitis | 0.587 | 0.071 | 0.402 | 0.000*** | 0.344 | 0.611 |
| R2 = 0.695 | Adj.R2 = 0.595 | F-statistic = 32.142 | ||||
This table demonstrates the multivariate regression analysis results where Malaria/ Meningitis = β0 + β1 (Rainfall) + β2 (Temperature) + ε. *, **, *** indicate significant at the 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01 levels respectively. CI, Confidence Interval.