Table 1

Candidate explanatory variables entered into predictive regression models

Grant characteristics
Country characteristics

Funding round
Number of previous malaria grants
Grant amount per populace
Number of previous grants of any type
Phase 1 and 2 potential grant amount
Population
Phase 1 and 2 agreed grant amount
World region
Principal Recipient (PR) type
Control of Corruption Index [24]
Local Fund Agent (LFA)
Political Stability Index [24]
Planned grant length
Government Effectiveness Index [24]

Physicians per populace [25]

Measles immunization rate for < 1 yr olds [25]

Observer Human Rights Index [26]

Estimated malaria cases [27]

Under-five mortality rate [28]

GDP per capita [29]

Cohen et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:200   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-200