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Table 3 Density-dependence of relative sampling efficiency of alternative traps for An. gambiae s.l. by generalized estimating equations (GEE)

From: A new tent trap for sampling exophagic and endophagic members of the Anopheles gambiae complex

Alternative collection method

Parameter

Estimate [95%CI]

P

Versus CDC-light trap reference method

Furvela

    
 

Experiment 1

Intercept

1.07 [0.70, 1.44]

< 0.001

Ifakara A

    
 

Experiment 1

Intercept

2.12 [1.42, 2.82]

< 0.001

  

Log10(CDC-LT)

-0.90 [-1.22, -0.57]

< 0.001

 

Experiment 2

Intercept

1.05 [0.59, 1.51]

< 0.001

  

Log10(CDC-LT)

-0.39 [-0.57, -0.21]

< 0.001

Ifakara B

    
 

Experiment 1

Intercept

3.31 [1.17, 5.45]

0.002

  

Log10(CDC-LT)

-1.27 [-2.35, -0.19]

0.021

 

Experiment 2

Intercept

2.10 [1.22, 2.99]

< 0.001

  

Log10(CDC-LT)

-0.74 [-1.09, -0.39]

< 0.001

 

Experiment 3

NA

NA

NA

Light trap

    
 

Experiment 2

NA

NA

NA

Versus human landing catch reference method

Furvela

    
 

Experiment 1

NA

NA

NA

Ifakara A

    
 

Experiment 1

NA

NA

NA

  

NA

NA

NA

 

Experiment 2

Intercept

1.69 [0.86, 2.52]

< 0.001

  

Log10(HLC)

-0.71 [-1.09, 0.33]

< 0.001

Ifakara B

    
 

Experiment 1

NA

NA

NA

  

NA

NA

NA

 

Experiment 2

intercept

0.64 [0.46, 0.81]

< 0.001

 

Experiment 3

Intercept

1.06 [0.78, 1.33]

< 0.001

  

Log10(HLC)

-0.75 [-0.99, 0.50]

< 0.001

Light trap

    
 

Experiment 2

Intercept

4.65 [1.58, 7.71]

0.003

  

Log10(HLC)

-1.71 [-3.243, -0.178]

0.029