Table 2 Spatial scan statistics of the most likely cluster of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria episodes

Coordinates (N, E)

7.6920 N, 37.3129E

7.6898 N, 37.3201E

7.7024 N, 37.3128E

7.7034 N, 37.2825E

7.8225 N, 37.2188E

7.8266 N, 37.2171E

Radius (km)

5.53

5.54

4.72

4.10

1.29

0.87

Households (%)

14.5% (167/1148)

11.6% (133/1148)

16.4% (189/1148)

11.1% (128/1148)

7.4% (85/1148)

6.01% (69/1148)

Population (%)

13.8% (282/2040)

10.5% (214/2040)

15.0% (306/2040)

11.6% (236/2040)

4.7% (96/2040)

3.8% (77/2040)

Cases

22.3% (81/363)

20.8% (67/322)

25.8% (177/685)

21.3% (63/296)

17.9% (16/89)

10.1% (39/385)

LLR

9.57

14.72

22.47

11.31

10.52

14.56

Relative risk

1.79

2.24

1.87

2.07

4.44

2.83

P-value

0.02

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.004

0.008

< 0.001