From: Study of house-level risk factors associated in the transmission of Indian Kala-azar
House-level characteristics | Description | Units |
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Sandfly Presence/Absence | Sandfly collected through CDC light trap | Counts (In each Villages per 10 house) |
House Floor | Floor - | Â |
 |    1. Cemented | 0= Cemented (Ref.) |
 |    2. Mud | 1= Mud |
Wall | Wall- | Â |
 | 1. Brick with cemented and Plastered | 0= Brick with cemented and plastered (Ref.) |
 | 2. Brick | 1 = Brick |
 | 3. Thatched | 2 = Thatched |
 | 4. Mud and Brick with Mud | 3= Mud and Brick with Mud |
Roof | Roof- | Â |
 | 1. Cemented and Asbestos | 0= Cemented and Asbestos (Ref.) |
 | 2. Tiles and Cuprile | 1= Tiles and Cuprile |
 | 3. Thatched | 2= Thatched |
Presence of cattleshed | Cattleshed- | Â |
 | 1. No cattle Population | 0= No cattle Population (Ref.) |
 | 2. Separate | 1 = Separate |
 | 3. Mixed Dwelling | 2 = Mixed Dwelling |
Cattle Population | Cattle population- | Â |
 | 1. No cattle Population | 0 = No cattle population/Goat (Ref.) |
 | 2. Presence of Cattle population | 1 = Cow/Buffalo |
Area | Area | Â |
 | 1. Non-endemic | 0 = Non-endemic (Ref.) |
 | 2. Endemic | 1= Endemic |