Bayesian variable selection in modelling geographical heterogeneity in malaria transmission from sparse data: an application to Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) data, Burkina Faso

Table 1 Sources of environmental and climatic predictors

Source	Predictor	Period	Spatial resolution	Temporal resolution
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra	Day & Night Land Surface Temperature (LST)	2001-2003	1 × 1 km²	8 days
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)	2001-2003	0.25 × 0.25 km²	16 days
Africa Data Disseminating Services	Rainfall	2001-2003	8 × 8 km²	10 days
Health Mapper	Water Bodies (Permanent & semi-permanent)	-	1 × 1 km²	na

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