Research Article

Malaria Risk Stratification and Modeling the Effect of Rainfall on Malaria Incidence in Eritrea

Table 2

Comparison of mean difference of incidence rates by clusters using the post hoc test (Bonferroni as multiple comparisons).

ClusterComparison clusterMean differenceSignificance95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

High riskModerate risk3215.37<0.0012165.42694265.3065
Low risk6117.46<0.0015143.61947091.3006
Very low risk−5927.09<0.001−7628.1869−4225.9931

Moderate riskLow risk2902.09<0.0012271.87223532.3145
Very low risk−9142.46<0.001−10672.9938−7611.9195

Low riskVery low risk−12044.55<0.001−13523.9201−10565.1799

Mean difference is significant at .