Table 1.
Environmental variables used in the SDMs for mf occurrence and their sources
| Variable | Variable Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Population Density | WorldPop [26] |
| Housing | Improved Housing | The malaria atlas project [38] |
| DEM | Digital elevation model | STRM (US [39]) |
| Waterbodies | Proximity to all water bodies and wetlands; swamps and marshes | |
| Slope | Derived from elevation | |
| LULC | Land use and land cover classes | Landsat 7 (US [39]) |
| Bio 1 | Annual Mean Temperature | WorldClim [41] |
| Bio 12 | Annual Precipitation | |
| Bio17 | Precipitation of the direst quarter | |
| Bio 18 | Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | |
| Bio 19 | Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | |
| NTL | Distance to stable night light | |
| MeanDayLST | Mean Day Land Surface Temperature | MOD11A2 [30] |
| MaxDayLST | Maximum Day Land Surface Temperature | |
| MinDayLST | Minimum Day Land Surface Temperature | |
| MeanNightLST | Mean Night Land Surface Temperature | |
| MaxNightLST | Maximum Night Land Surface Temperature | |
| MinNightLST | Minimum Night Land Surface Temperature | |
| EVI | Enhanced Vegetation Index | MOD13Q1 [30] |