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Table 4 The mean values and 95% confidence intervals of monthly minimum, maximum and average temperature, relative humidity, and total rainfall within the study sites

From: A longitudinal study on Anopheles mosquito larval abundance in distinct geographical and environmental settings in western Kenya

Variable

Statistic

Fort Ternan N = 97

Lunyerere N = 100

Nyalenda N = 52

F(2,249)

P

Average temperature

EM ± SE

19.97 ± 0.12

19.88 ± 0.12

22.75 ± 0.17

115.51

< 0.001*

 

95% C.I

19.73-20.21

19.64-20.11

22.42-23.07

  

Average RH

EM ± SE

66.06 ± 0.98

71.33 ± 0.96

71.73 ± 1.33

9.36

< 0.001*

 

95% C.I

64.14-67.99

69.44-73.23

69.20-74.35

  

Average RH (min)

EM ± SE

39.40 ± 1.2

47.54 ± 1.10

44. 32 ± 1.53

13.51

< 0.001*

 

95% C.I

37.20-41.61

45.37-49.72

41.31-47.34

  

Average RH (max)

EM ± SE

86.50 ± 2.76

90.30 ± 2.71

100.80 ± 3.76

4.76

>0.001*

 

95% C.I

81.07-91.92

84.96-95.65

93.39-108.21

  

Rainfall

Average

114.26 ± 15.21

124.76 ± 17.03

93.80 ± 14.30

0.34

>0.05

 

95% C.I

21.13-33.21

18.57-30.47

20.20-36.70

  
  1. * Significantly different among the sites; RH = relative humidity; EMM = estimated marginal means; SE standard error; C.I = confidence interval; P = Level of significance