Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016
Abstract Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the major public health problem globally, affecting millions of people every day. The burden is high in the Sub-Saharan region, including Ethiopia. Besides, there is little evidence on the distribution of STIs across Ethiopian regions....
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| author | Abdul-Aziz Kebede Kassaw Tesfahun Melese Yilma Yakub Sebastian Abraham Yeneneh Birhanu Mequannent Sharew Melaku Sebwedin Surur Jemal |
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| description | Abstract Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the major public health problem globally, affecting millions of people every day. The burden is high in the Sub-Saharan region, including Ethiopia. Besides, there is little evidence on the distribution of STIs across Ethiopian regions. Hence, having a better understanding of the infections is of great importance to lessen their burden on society. Therefore, this article aimed to assess predictors of STIs using machine learning techniques and their geographic distribution across Ethiopian regions. Assessing the predictors of STIs and their spatial distribution could help policymakers to understand the problems better and design interventions accordingly. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 18, 2016, to June 27, 2016, using the 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey (EDHS) dataset. We applied spatial autocorrelation analysis using Global Moran’s I statistics to detect latent STI clusters. Spatial scan statics was done to identify local significant clusters based on the Bernoulli model using the SaTScan™ for spatial distribution and Supervised machine learning models such as C5.0 Decision tree, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayes, and Logistic regression were applied to the 2016 EDHS dataset for STI prediction and their performances were analyzed. Association rules were done using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm. Results The spatial distribution of STI in Ethiopia was clustered across the country with a global Moran’s index = 0.06 and p value = 0.04. The Random Forest algorithm was best for STI prediction with 69.48% balanced accuracy and 68.50% area under the curve. The random forest model showed that region, wealth, age category, educational level, age at first sex, working status, marital status, media access, alcohol drinking, chat chewing, and sex of the respondent were the top 11 predictors of STI in Ethiopia. Conclusion Applying random forest machine learning algorithm for STI prediction in Ethiopia is the proposed model to identify the predictors of STIs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e253bdba4efa48d6b5dea2c6ac0529102023-01-29T12:05:20ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342023-01-0123111610.1186/s12879-023-07987-6Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016Abdul-Aziz Kebede Kassaw0Tesfahun Melese Yilma1Yakub Sebastian2Abraham Yeneneh Birhanu3Mequannent Sharew Melaku4Sebwedin Surur Jemal5Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo UniversityDepartment of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of GondarCharles Darwin UniversityDepartment of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of GondarDepartment of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of GondarDepartment of Statistics, Collage of Natural and Computational Science, Mizan Tepi UniversityAbstract Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the major public health problem globally, affecting millions of people every day. The burden is high in the Sub-Saharan region, including Ethiopia. Besides, there is little evidence on the distribution of STIs across Ethiopian regions. Hence, having a better understanding of the infections is of great importance to lessen their burden on society. Therefore, this article aimed to assess predictors of STIs using machine learning techniques and their geographic distribution across Ethiopian regions. Assessing the predictors of STIs and their spatial distribution could help policymakers to understand the problems better and design interventions accordingly. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 18, 2016, to June 27, 2016, using the 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey (EDHS) dataset. We applied spatial autocorrelation analysis using Global Moran’s I statistics to detect latent STI clusters. Spatial scan statics was done to identify local significant clusters based on the Bernoulli model using the SaTScan™ for spatial distribution and Supervised machine learning models such as C5.0 Decision tree, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayes, and Logistic regression were applied to the 2016 EDHS dataset for STI prediction and their performances were analyzed. Association rules were done using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm. Results The spatial distribution of STI in Ethiopia was clustered across the country with a global Moran’s index = 0.06 and p value = 0.04. The Random Forest algorithm was best for STI prediction with 69.48% balanced accuracy and 68.50% area under the curve. The random forest model showed that region, wealth, age category, educational level, age at first sex, working status, marital status, media access, alcohol drinking, chat chewing, and sex of the respondent were the top 11 predictors of STI in Ethiopia. Conclusion Applying random forest machine learning algorithm for STI prediction in Ethiopia is the proposed model to identify the predictors of STIs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-07987-6Sexually transmitted infectionsSpatial distributionMachine learningPredictionEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Abdul-Aziz Kebede Kassaw Tesfahun Melese Yilma Yakub Sebastian Abraham Yeneneh Birhanu Mequannent Sharew Melaku Sebwedin Surur Jemal Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 BMC Infectious Diseases Sexually transmitted infections Spatial distribution Machine learning Prediction Ethiopia |
| title | Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 |
| title_full | Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 |
| title_short | Spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in Ethiopia, evidence from EDHS 2016 |
| title_sort | spatial distribution and machine learning prediction of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among sexually active men and women in ethiopia evidence from edhs 2016 |
| topic | Sexually transmitted infections Spatial distribution Machine learning Prediction Ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-07987-6 |
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