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Table 5 Adjusted incidence rate ratios derived from a random effects Poisson regression model of monthly diarrhoea cases reported by health facilities in Savelugu and Talensi districts, Ghana

From: Dam-mediated flooding impact on outpatient attendance and diarrhoea cases in northern Ghana: a mixed methods study

Model coefficients

aIRR [95% CI]

Monthly flood-affected population based on the LandSat product

0.95 [0.94–0.96]***

Percentage of flooding in facility catchment area based on the LandSat product

4.27 [2.74–6.63]***

  1. P-value notation: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05
  2. Notation: aIRR adjusted incidence rate ratio