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Exploration of ecological factors related to the spatial heterogeneity of tuberculosis prevalence in P. R. China

Xin-Xu LiNational Institute of Parasitic DiseasesChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of China;Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector BiologyMinistry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of China;National Center for Tuberculosis Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People'sRepublic of China
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Li-Xia WangNational Center for Tuberculosis Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People'sRepublic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Juan ZhangSchool of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, People'sRepublic of China
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Yun-Xia LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health StatisticsSchool of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, People'sRepublic of China
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Hui ZhangNational Center for Tuberculosis Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People'sRepublic of China
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Shi-Wen JiangNational Center for Tuberculosis Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People'sRepublic of China
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Jia-Xu ChenNational Institute of Parasitic DiseasesChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of China;Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector BiologyMinistry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of China
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Xiao-Nong ZhouNational Institute of Parasitic DiseasesChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of China;Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector BiologyMinistry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, People'sRepublic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Article: 23620 | Received 19 Dec 2013, Accepted 15 May 2014, Published online: 12 Jun 2014

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Averaged notification rate of active TB during 2001–2010 in P. R. China.

Fig. 1 Averaged notification rate of active TB during 2001–2010 in P. R. China.

Table 1 Specification of observed and latent variables

Fig. 2 The partial least squares path model of TB prevalence with ecological factors.

Fig. 2 The partial least squares path model of TB prevalence with ecological factors.

Table 2 Bootstrapping test of outer loadings in the partial least square path model

Table 3 Bootstrapping test of path coefficients in the partial least square path model

Table 4 Parameter estimates of the geographical weighted regression model

Fig. 3 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of TB investment impacting on TB prevalence (A1: coefficient; A2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 3 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of TB investment impacting on TB prevalence (A1: coefficient; A2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 4 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of TB service impacting on TB prevalence (B1: coefficient; B2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 4 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of TB service impacting on TB prevalence (B1: coefficient; B2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 5 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of health investment impacting on TB prevalence (C1: coefficient; C2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 5 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of health investment impacting on TB prevalence (C1: coefficient; C2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 6 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of health level impacting on TB prevalence (D1: coefficient; D2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 6 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of health level impacting on TB prevalence (D1: coefficient; D2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 7 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of economic level impacting on TB prevalence (E1: coefficient; E2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 7 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of economic level impacting on TB prevalence (E1: coefficient; E2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 8 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of air quality impacting on TB prevalence (F1: coefficient; F2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 8 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of air quality impacting on TB prevalence (F1: coefficient; F2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 9 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of climatic factor impacting on TB prevalence (G1: coefficient; G2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 9 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of climatic factor impacting on TB prevalence (G1: coefficient; G2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 10 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of geographic factor impacting on TB prevalence (H1: coefficient; H2: standard error of coefficient).

Fig. 10 Spatial heterogeneity for coefficients of geographic factor impacting on TB prevalence (H1: coefficient; H2: standard error of coefficient).
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