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Table 2 Environmental factors (Demographic Health Survey 2018) associated with cholera incidence in Lusaka, Zambia, October 2023–March 2024

From: Geospatial analysis of cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia, between 2023 and 2024

Factors

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient

p-value

Population density [/103 km2]

0.077

0.46

Proportion of females with literacy

− 0.418

 < 0.05

Proportion of males with literacy

− 0.018

0.86

Proportion of individuals without soap/detergent at home

0.457

 < 0.05

Proportion of individuals without piped-in drinking water at home

0.167

0.11

Proportion of individuals without water for hand washing at home

0.421

 < 0.05

Proportion of individuals who require more than 30 min to obtain water

0.178

0.09

Proportion of individuals who share toilets with others or do not have toilets at home

0.230

0.03

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Tropical Medicine and Health

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