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Table 3 Coefficients and goodness of fit of a logistic binary model predicting presence and absence of urinary schistosomiasis in different schools of Ogun State, on the basis of observed data of disease and environmental variables: Variables remaining in the equation

From: Geographical information system and predictive risk maps of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria

Variable

B

SE

Wald

df

Sig.

Exp (B)

95% C.I. for Exp (B)

Model 1

      

Lower

Upper

LST

0.308

0.124

6.209

1

0.013

1.361

1.068

1.734

Constant

-7.766

3.659

4.505

1

0.034

-

-

-

  1. *df = degree of freedom; SE = standard error; Sig = significance; B = regression coefficient; Exp(B) = odd ratio. Note: Table shows final Model after forward stepwise elimination of non-significant variables.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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