This dataset contains information on malaria prevalence and associated variables from the 2015 Tanzania Demographic Health Surveys. The data includes geographical, demographic, environmental, and health-related variables.
Cluster number, identifying the survey cluster.
Latitude of the survey cluster.
Longitude of the survey cluster.
Month of the survey (in two-digit format).
Year of the survey.
Upper age limit of the surveyed individuals in years.
Lower age limit of the surveyed individuals in years.
Number of individuals examined for malaria.
Number of individuals tested positive for Plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite).
Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate in the population (aged 2-10 years).
Method used for malaria diagnosis (e.g., Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT)).
Enhanced Vegetation Index, indicating vegetation density.
Average temperature in degrees Celsius.
Total precipitation in millimeters.
Population density in the area (in thousands).
Percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN).
Nighttime light intensity, indicating urbanization and infrastructure.
Indicator of whether the area is urban ('U') or rural ('R').
UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) x-coordinate of the survey cluster.
UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) y-coordinate of the survey cluster.
data(tz_malaria)A data frame with 387 rows and 20 columns, containing the following variables: The CRS of the UTM coordinates is 32736.