Table 4 Scoring of VL micro-stratification parameters.

From: Utility of microstratification to identify hotspots for visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal

Characteristics

Scores

VL burden

0-0.5

• Ward with incidence > 0.5 per 10,000 population

0.5

• Ward with incidence < 0.5 per 10,000 population

0.3

• Ward with no cases of VL

0

Receptivity

0-0.4

• Sandfly presence

0-0.325

• Temperature

0-0.010

• Altitude

0-0.010

• Housing condition

0-0.055

Vulnerability

0-0.1

• Migration

0-0.1