c. The altitude Data of TTS District.
The altitude data were collected from the Planning and Development Bureau of TTS District and the Planning and Development Bureau of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province.
d. The Population of TTS District (2000)
Data of TTS population were obtained from the Bureau of Statistic of TTS District based on the Indonesian Population Census 2000. This 2000 population data was also used to calculate the number of population of TTS District from 1995 to 1999 by using formula below (Parker, 2002):
Pt = Po x (1 + r) – ⁿ
Po = Population in 2000
Pt = Population in t year (1995 – 1999)
n = number of year growth (2000 – t year)
r = Population Growth Rate (1.64%)*
* Based on Indonesian Bureau of Statistic, 2002
e. Observation
Due to the complexity of the malaria problem, observation has also been made to some extent to obtain some additional information regarding to malaria program in TTS District.