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Table 2 An analysis of ranks comparison of VPD incidence across ecological zones in Ghana

From: Preponderance of vaccine-preventable diseases hotspots in northern Ghana: a spatial and space-time clustering analysis from 2010 to 2014

VPD

 

Mean Rank

P value

 

Urban

Rural

Measles

 

83.34

86.12

0.752

Meningitis

 

89.54

84.34

0.157

Mumps

 

71.37

89.57

0.045*

Otitis media

 

89.34

84.39

0.585

Pneumonia

 

80.39

86.97

0.468

Tetanus

 

96.66

82.29

0.102

  1. This table shows the results of a Kruskal-Wallis H test of VPD incidence in various ecological zones. This test assumes the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the incidences among ecological zones. A significant p-value (p < 0.05) is followed by a post hoc pairwise comparison adjusted for multiple test (italics). *significant p values (p < 0.05); **significant p values (p < 0.0001).#Ecological Zones: Sudan Savannah (SS); Guinea Savannah (GS); Transition Zone (TZ); Semi Deciduous Forest (SDF); Tropical Rain Forest (TRF); Coastal Savannah (CS)