Table 2. Distribution of MoE across geographical locations.
| Locations | MoE absent | MoE present | Total | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Asia | 2,319 | 85.5 | 394 | 14.5 | 2,713 | 100.0 | <0.001* |
| Africa | 297 | 90.3 | 32 | 9.7 | 329 | 100.0 | |
| South America | 389 | 93.5 | 27 | 6.5 | 416 | 100.0 | |
| Europe | 14,879 | 89.8 | 1,697 | 10.2 | 16,576 | 100.0 | |
| North America | 7,401 | 93.4 | 522 | 6.6 | 7,923 | 100.0 | |
| Oceania | 1,474 | 89.7 | 169 | 10.3 | 1,643 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 26,759 | 90.4 | 2,841 | 9.6 | 29,600 | 100.0 | |
Note:
p-value < 0.05 was statistically significant.