Geospatial variation and machine learning approaches to predict open defecation practice in Zambia

• Andualem Addisu Birlie ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: me.yeadda@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Samara University, Samara, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2337-0192

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• Nega Abebe Meshesha,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Institute of Health, Dambi Dollo University, Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia

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• Sefefe Birhanu Tizie,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

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• Smegnew Gichew Wondie,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia

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• Selamawit Gashaw Teshome,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Public Health, Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

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• Tesfaye Deribe Bedada,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7102-5790

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• Ayana Alebachew Muluneh,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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• Biruktawit Lelisa Eticha,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wachemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia

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• Geleta Nenko Dube,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Public Health, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia

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• Gelgelo Wodessa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Public Health, Institute of Health, Bule Hora University, Bule Hora, Ethiopia

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• Muluken Belachew Mengistie

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Informatics, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-9477

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