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Table 3 Effect of trapping method on the proportion of fed Anopheles gambiae s.l. captured

From: Standardizing operational vector sampling techniques for measuring malaria transmission intensity: evaluation of six mosquito collection methods in western Kenya

Trapping method

Percentage of females fed

OR (95% CI)

p-value

HLC indoor

18.8 (39/208)

1.00*

NA

HLC outdoor

17.2 (31/180)

0.71 (0.38, 1.31)

0.274

CDC light trap

5.3 (12/225)

0.38 (0.16, 0.88)

0.024

Ifakara Tent Trap

17.8 (38/213)

0.73 (0.37, 1.42)

0.355

Window exit trap

27.4 (32/117)

2.09 (0.68, 6.44)

0.198

Pot resting trap indoor

62.5 (5/8)

2.67 (0.18, 40.53)

0.479

Pot resting trap outdoor

81.3 (39/48)

7.21 (1.65, 31.60)

0.009

Box resting trap indoor

0

NA

NA

Box resting trap outdoor

69.2 (9/13)

6.54 (2.27, 18.83)

<0.001

  1. Data were combined across all districts. Odds ratios were calculated using logistic regression and are indicated in bold if statistically different from HLC indoor (p < 0.05).
  2. * Reference collection method.