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Table 1 Data sources. Climate and non-climate data variables, their description and source

From: Childhood malaria case incidence in Malawi between 2004 and 2017: spatio-temporal modelling of climate and non-climate factors

Data

Description

Spatial resolution

Temporal resolution

Source

Malaria cases

Total cases (confirmed and suspected) reported by health centres in each district

District

Monthly

HMIS

Rainfall

Rainfall estimates (mm/month)

1km grid

Monthly

CHIRPS

Min. temp

Temperature estimates (\(^\circ\)C)

1 km grid

Monthly

NOAA NCEP

Max. temp

Temperature estimates (\(^\circ\)C)

1 km grid

Monthly

NOAA NCEP

NDVI

NDVI estimates

1 km grid

Monthly

LandDAAC MODIS

Population

Population estimates

District

Yearly

NSO population projections

Literacy

Proportion of population aged five and above that can read and write in any language

District

Yearly

WMS

Urban

Proportion of the population that stay in urban centres

District

Yearly

WMS

Area

Total district area

District

 

Unpublished reports

Altitude

Height above seas level (m)

  

NSO