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. 2023 May 1;17(5):e0011312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011312

Table 1. The environmental and social data considered in the best fit model.

Covariate Source Temporal Scale Spatial Scale
Palmers Drought Severity Index (PDSI) National Center for Atmospheric Research [18] Monthly Administrative level 1
Standardised Precipitation Index Centre for Environmental Data Analysis [19] Monthly Administrative level 1
WASH (improved drinking water, piped water, improved sanitation, open defecation, basic hygiene, annual) Joint Monitoring Programme [5] Annual Geopolitical zone
Internally Displaced Persons (households and individuals) International Organization for Migration [20] Annual National
Healthcare (total facilities, facilitates per 100,000 population) Humanitarian Data Exchange [21] Annual Administrative level 1
Poverty (Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), headcount ratio in poverty, intensity of deprivation among the poor, severe poverty and population vulnerable to poverty) Humanitarian Data Exchange [21] Annual Administrative level 1
Conflict events and fatalities Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) [22] Daily, Monthly Administrative level 3
Population United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs [23] Annual Administrative level 1