Geographic coincidence of increased malaria transmission hazard and vulnerability occurring at the periphery of two Tanzanian villages

Table 4 Multivariate statistical comparison of household factors with clustering of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus densities

Species	Factor	β	SE	p
*An. gambiae* s.l.	Elevation (m)	−0.032	0.013	0.0152*
	Eaves – Closed	−0.806	0.013	0.1421
	Occupants	0.376	0.084	<0.0001*
	Bed nets/person	0.411	0.552	0.4581
	Distance from centre (m)	0.003	0.001	0.0413*
	Distance from centre (m) × Elevation (m)	<0.001	<0.001	0.0065*
	Distance from centre (m) × Eaves – Closed	0.001	<0.001	0.0149*
	Distance from centre (m) × Occupants	<−0.001	<0.001	0.0008*
*An. funestus*	Elevation (m)	−0.058	0.015	<0.0001*
	Eaves – Closed	0.026	0.475	0.9622
	Occupants	−0.089	0.074	0.2293
	Bed nets/person	−0.241	0.481	0.6169
	Distance from centre (m)	−0.011	0.001	<0.0001*
	Distance from centre (m) × Elevation (m)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.0001*
	Distance from centre (m) × Eaves – Closed	<−0.001	<0.001	0.8498
	Distance from centre (m) × Occupants	<−0.001	<0.001	0.6153

The association of anopheline clusters (Getis-Ord Gi* Z Score) with household factors was compared with a generalized linear model (GLM) with a normal distribution.

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