Table 2 Criteria for categorisation of combined outcome variables for each Palika
From: Social determinants of health and the double burden of disease in Nepal: a secondary analysis
Burden category for each Palika | Number of individual diseases categorised as high, moderate or low in a municipality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Combined non-communicable disease burden | Combined infectious disease burden | Combined double burden of disease burden | |
High burden |  > 2 high, any moderate, any low |  > 3 high, any moderate, any low | ID and NCD both high, or one high one moderate |
Moderate burden |  ≤ 2 high, > 2 moderate, any low |  ≤ 3 high, > 1 moderate, any low | ID and NCD both moderate, one high one low, or one moderate and one low |
Low burden | All others | All others | ID and NCD both low |