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Table 1 Candidate explanatory variables

From: Modelling malaria treatment practices in Bangladesh using spatial statistics

Variables

Values

Village size (total households)

8- 323 households

Household density within 2 km

41-1389 households

Malaria prevalence rate

0 - 75%

Bed-net usage and treatment

LLIN treatment rates, Number of bed-nets, Bed-net treatment rates, Proportion of family sleeping under a bed-net

Gender

0-100% for both males and females

Age

2.88 - 61

Altitude

26.67 - 265.54 meter

Forest

Forested portion of village 0.07 - 0.69

Accessibility to treatment

Distance to closest: BRAC facility 0.19 - 5.60 km, Hospital 0.55 - 7.37 km, Vendor services 0.18 - 7.12 km.

Tribal affiliation

Bengali, Marma, Tripura, Tonchonga, Khiang, Chakma

Housing materials

Material used for walls, roof, and floor

Employment

Proportion of village working in: Service/Business, small business, day labour occupations, agriculture, unemployment

Family size

3 - 7.25

Education

0 - 12 years, People with no schooling (uneducated)

Proximity and remoteness

Distance to roads: 7.28 - 4,087.5 m; Distance to urban centre; Interaction between distance to urban centre and village size (distance × size)