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. 2023 Feb 26;9(3):e14005. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14005

Table 2.

Weight of environmental factors influencing malaria prevalence.

S/No Factor Weight Class Ranking Susceptibility
1. Distance to water body 35 0–500 5 Very High
500–1000 4 High
1000–2000 3 Low
2000 and above 2 Very Low
2. Slope 10 0–5 3 Very High
5–8.5 2 High
8.5 and above 1 Moderate
Elevation 10 -1–133.65 5 Very High
133.65–259.89 4 High
259.89–1072 3 Moderate
4. NDVI 15 0.038–1 1 Low
0.1–0.2 2 High
0.2–0.4 3 Very high