| Variables | Spatial-lag model-maximum likelihood estimation (coldspots) | Spatial-lag model-maximum likelihood estimation (hotspots) | 
| Agro-ecological and environmental characteristics | ||
| People employed in agriculture (PEA) | 0.2653*** (0.0870) | 0.3521*** (0.0525) | 
| Average annual rainfall (AVRA) | −0.0151*** (0.0039) | −0.0175*** (0.0071) | 
| Soil classification (SOC) | 1.2311 ns (4.17198) | −5.20147*** (1.48753) | 
| Coastal bordered or international land bordered senatorial districts (CBSD/ILBSD) | −15.7029*** (4.9570) | −13.3856*** (2.9374) | 
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Female headed households (FEH) | −1.0374*** (0.2074) | −0.2028*** (0.0176) | 
| Male headed households (MAH) | 0.7734*** (0.2231) | 0.3851*** (0.0495) | 
| Literate adult (LA) | −0.3143* (0.1863) | −1.1444*** (0.1102) | 
| Household size (HS) | 3.8706** (1.7456) | 5.4767*** (3.8574) | 
| Infrastructural characteristics | ||
| Connection to public electricity (CPELECT) | 0.1391** (0.0644) | −0.2683ns (0.1955) | 
| Access to safe sanitation (SAS) | −0.09585* (0.0516) | −0.4082*** (0.0367) | 
| Access to safe water source (SWS) | −0.1364* (0.0728) | −0.3325*** (0.0300) | 
| Access to health facility (AHF) | −0.3441*** (0.1081) | −0.2740*** (0.0827) | 
| Sociopolitical and economic characteristics | ||
| Household membership of association (HMA) | −1.3944** (0.3418) | −0.8860*** (0.1679) | 
| Access to credit facility (ACF) | −0.5731*** (0.2664) | −0.8510*** (0.1855) | 
| Constant | 225.833*** (34.4887) | 228.5118*** (42.5780) | 
| Pseudo R2 | 0.8765 | 0.8944 | 
| Lag parameter (rho) | 0.2114 | 0.3420 | 
| Log likelihood | −72.7904 | −30.9423 | 
| Akaike info criterion | 189.581 | 105.885 | 
| Schwarz criterion | 218.889 | 130.866 |