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Table 1 Environmental variables and data sources

From: Biogeographical characteristics of Schistosoma mansoni endemic areas in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta analysis

Variable Unit Resolution Time period Source
Elevation Meters above sea level 250 m   CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information (CGIAR-CSI) [32]
Wealth index score   250 m 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) [34]
Silt g/100 g 250 m 2008–2012 International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) [36]
Sand g/100 g 250 m 2008–2012 International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) [36]
Clay g/100 g 250 m 2008–2012 International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) [36]
NDVI   1 km 1999–2017 Copernicus Global Land Service[33]
Mean temperature Degree Celsius 1 km 1970–2000 WorldClim[29]
Annual precipitation mm 1 km 1970–2000 WorldClim [29]
Max temperature Degree Celsius 250 m 1961–2005 Gebrechorkos SH et al. [30]
Min temperature Degree Celsius 250 m 1961–2005 Gebrechorkos SH et al. [30]
Mean precipitation mm 250 m 1961–2005 Gebrechorkos SH et al. [30]
  1. NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index