Table 3 Assessment of spatial autocorrelation of VL incidence in case-reporting villages using global Moran’s I. A clustered pattern was detected for all study years
Year | Moran’s I | Expected I | Variance | Z-score | P-value | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 0.103463 | -0.008850 | 0.000643 | 4.429790 | 0.000009 | Clustered |
2019 | 0.115385 | -0.008850 | 0.000637 | 4.921081 | 0.000001 | Clustered |
2020 | 0.079723 | -0.008850 | 0.000611 | 3.583781 | 0.000339 | Clustered |
2021 | 0.090537 | -0.008850 | 0.000553 | 4.227929 | 0.000024 | Clustered |
2022 | 0.073275 | -0.008850 | 0.000451 | 3.868042 | 0.000110 | Clustered |