Table 6 Abundance of malaria vectors in south coastal Kenya in relation to bed net use, house characteristic and presence or absence of domestic animals based on Poisson regression
From: Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya
Bed net use and house characteristics | Parameter estimate | Lower and upper 95% CI | Wald chi square | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bed net use | ||||
Net not used (68%) | 0.54 | 0.25-0.83 | 13.34 | 0.0003 |
Net used (32%) | - | - | - | - |
Bed type | ||||
Mat (9%) | 0.88 | 0.54-1.22 | 26.40 | < 0.0001 |
Bed (91%) | - | - | - | - |
House construction | ||||
Poor (42%) | 1.07 | 0.72-1.44 | 34.04 | < 0.0001 |
Good (58%) | - | - | - | - |
Domestic animals | ||||
Yes (35%) | 0.43 | 0.15-0.71 | 9.30 | < 0.01 |
No (65%) | - | - | - | - |
# of people per sleeping space | ||||
1-3 (60%) | 0.13 | -0.16-0.42 | 0.80 | > 0.3 |
Over 3 (40%) | - | - | - | - |