Table 1 Summary of potential and anopheline larval positive breeding sites in the irrigated and non-irrigated study villages in the Ziway area, Ethiopia, between November 2009 and October 2010
Type of larval habitat | Irrigated villages | Non-irrigated villages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No potential breeding habitats (%) | No positive breeding sites (%) | Percentage of positive breeding sites | No potential breeding sites (%) | No positive breeding sites (%) | Percentage of positive breeding sites | |
Brick-making pits | 20 (6.7) | 9 (5.6) | 45.0% | 56 (39.2) | 21 (46.7) | 37.5% |
Rain pools | 41 (13.8) | 20 (12.5) | 48.8% | 87 (60.8) | 24 (53.3) | 27.6% |
Non-functioning canal pools | 22 (7.4) | 10 (6.3) | 54.4% | -# | - | Â |
Leakage pools from irrigation canals | 55 (18.5) | 25 (15.6) | 45.4% | - | - | Â |
Agricultural field puddles | 160 (53.7) | 96 (60.0) | 60.0% | - | - | Â |
Total | 298 (100) | 160 (100) | 53.7% | 143 (100) | 45 (100) | 31.5% |