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Table 2 Household type-, IRS-status- and insecticide susceptibility-based risk combinations (at high, medium and low levels) developed for risk-index calculation

From: Assessing the combined effects of household type and insecticide effectiveness for kala-azar vector control using indoor residual spraying: a case study from North Bihar, India

Level of risk

Score range

Risk combinations

HT-based risk index

 Low

1–2

(A1 + B1 + C1 + D1); (A2 + B1 + C1 + D1); (A2 + B2 + C1 + D1); (A1 + B2 + C2 + D1); (A1 + B1 + C2 + D2); (A2 + B1 + C2 + D1); (A2 + B1 + C1 + D2); (A1 + B2 + C1 + D2); (A1 + B1 + C1 + D3)

 Medium

3–4

(A2 + B2 + C2 + D2); (A2 + B2 + C2 + D1); (A2 + B2 + C1 + D2); (A2 + B1 + C2 + D2); (A1 + B2 + C2 + D2); (A2 + B1 + C1 + D3); (A1 + B2 + C1 + D3); (A1 + B1 + C2 + D3); (A2 + B3 + C2 + D1)

 High

5–8

(A2 + B2 + C2 + D3); (A2 + B3 + C3 + D1); (A2 + B3 + C3 + D2); (A2 + B3 + C3 + D3); (A2 + B3 + C2 + D3); (A2 + B4 + C2 + D1); (A2 + B4 + C2 + D2); (A2 + B4 + C2 + D3); (A2 + B4 + C3 + D1); (A2 + B4 + C3 + D2); (A2 + B4 + C3 + D3)

IRS status (IRSS)-based risk index

 No risk

0

E3

 Medium

1

E2

 High

2

E1

Vector susceptibility to insecticides (VSI)-based risk index

 Mortality> 98%

0

F3

 Mortality 90–98%

1

F2

 Mortality < 90%

2

F1