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Table 9 Suitability scores of categorical sub-factors for adult vector habitat suitability

From: Fine-scale mapping of urban malaria exposure under data scarcity: an approach centred on vector ecology

LC classes

Score

LU classes

Score

Low buildings (incl. poorly built)

100

High-density planned residential areas

35

Medium and high-rise buildings

39

Low-density planned residential areas

20

Swimming pools

8

Deprived residential areas

100

Paved surface

0

Non-residential built-up areas

0

Dump sites

26

Agricultural areas

29

Bare soil

2

Non-agricultural vegetated areas

17

Grass

35

Non-agricultural areas with sparse or no veg

7

Trees and shrubs

52

Wetlands

30

Water bodies

18

  

Shadow

18

  
  1. Bold values indicate highly suitable sub-factors