Table 1 Summary of the average contributions of predictor variables using a boosted regression trees (Model VII) developed with cross-validation over 25 bootstraps
Predictor | Relative contribution (%) |
|---|---|
Child specific predictors | |
 Age in months | 5.01 (SD 0.25) |
 Gender | 0.38 (SD 0.05) |
 Malaria testing method | 1.29 (SD 0.24) |
 Slept under a net | 0.47 (SD 0.08) |
 Slept under ITN | 0.59 (SD 0.09) |
 Fever in last 2 weeks | 1.37 (SD 0.1) |
 Fever treatment | 1.82 (SD 0.17) |
 Treatment with anti-malarial | 0.43 (SD 0.06) |
 Mothers age in years | 6.33 (SD 0.23) |
 Mothers education level | 1.38 (SD 0.15) |
Household level predictors | |
 HH with IRS | 1.47 (SD 0.15) |
 Per capita net ownership | 0.64 (SD 0.11) |
 Wealth index | 3.43 (SD 0.31) |
Cluster level predictors | |
 Population density | 9.55 (SD 0.46) |
 CSO urban | 1.5 (SD 0.2) |
 Enhanced vegetation index (EVI) | 4.18 (SD 0.2) |
 Annual mean temperature | 16.68 (SD 0.64) |
 Temperature suitability index (TSI) | 5.15 (SD 0.43) |
 Annual mean precipitation | 14.19 (SD 0.37) |
 Malaria seasonality (>60%) | 0.15 (SD 0.03) |