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Table 3 Results of Regression analysis for number of cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population

From: Dynamics of factors associated with rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in African countries

Parameter

Estimate

Standard

Error

t Value

Pr >|t|

Intercept

-5007.786658

3433.777208

-1.46

0.1577

Region Central Africa

1899.934314

696.406086

2.73

0.0117

Region Eastern Africa

439.486660

666.492030

0.66

0.5159

Region Northern Africa

860.482942

1154.375432

0.75

0.4633

Region Southern Africa

-132.822659

536.338759

-0.25

0.8065

Region Western Africa

0.000000

   

GDP per capita

0.293836

0.159281

1.84

0.0774

% pop. under 14 years

88.981941

61.930246

1.44

0.1637

Adult unemployment rate

136.074484

35.719516

3.81

0.0009

% pop.with secondary education

-49.657597

17.206978

-2.89

0.0081

Maternal Mortality Ratio

-1.904539

0.983990

-1.94

0.0648

International tourism numbers

0.000074

0.000089

0.83

0.4129

Public transport closure

241.561694

344.017311

0.70

0.4893

Internal Travel Restriction

798.009176

233.889056

3.41

0.0023

International Travel Restriction

-427.063306

194.487422

-2.20

0.0380

Freedom scores

41.491799

14.389471

2.88

0.0082