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Table 2 Operational definitions ecological regions in Myanmar

From: The burden of Japanese encephalitis, the catch-up vaccination campaign, and health service providers’ perceptions in Myanmar: 2012–2017

SN

Variables

Operational definition

1.1

Delta and lowland (heavy rainfall more than 2500 mm)

Ayeyawady, Yangon, and Bago regions; Mon and Kayin states

1.2

Hills (moderate to heavy rainfall)

Kachin, Kayah, Chin, and Shan states

1.3

Coastal (heavy rainfall more than 2500 mm)

Rakhine State and Tanintharyi Region

1.4

Plains (uneven topography and rainfall less than 1000 mm)

Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw regions

  1. Adapted from [19]