From: Identifying the most productive breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes in The Gambia
 | Control | Cases | p | χ2/t |
---|---|---|---|---|
PROPORTION* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
of tidal water bodies | 72.0% | 74.7% | 0.701 | 0.147 |
of deep waterbodies (>50 cm) | 25.3% | 22.9% | 0.720 | 0.129 |
of habitats with fish | 20.0% | 14.5% | 0.355 | 0.854 |
of habitats with Culicinae | 20.0% | 53.0% | <0.001 | 18.351 |
of habitats with Odonata | 14.7% | 38.6% | 0.001 | 11.349 |
of habitats with Coleoptera larvae | 12.0% | 27.7% | 0.014 | 6.021 |
of habitats with Coleoptera adults | 24.0% | 39.8% | 0.034 | 4.476 |
of habitats with Ephemeropera | 5.4% | 20.5% | 0.005 | 7.845 |
of habitats with Heteroptera | 26.7% | 49.4% | 0.003 | 8.589 |
MEAN (95% CI)** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diversity index | 0.27 (0.18–0.35) | 0.85 (0.73–0.97) | <0.001 | 7.898 |
Water depths (cm) | 7.2 (5.5–8.9) | 7.0 (5.6–8.5) | 0.871 | 0.163 |
Vegetation cover of habitats (%) | 50.3 (42.4–58.3) | 48.6 (41.7–55.5) | 0.745 | 0.326 |
Water temperature (°C) | 30.4 (29.6–31.3) | 29.4 (28.5–30.3) | 0.111 | 1.044 |
pH | 6.4 (6.2–6.6) | 6.5 (6.3–6.7) | 0.373 | -0.894 |
Conductivity (μS/cm) | 7009 (4700–9319) | 3621 (2331–4911) | 0.010 | 2.609 |
Turbidity (ntu) | 136.9 (86.6–187.3) | 191.4(128.4–254.4) | 0.188 | -1.323 |
Oxygen saturation (%) | 72.4 (63.1–81.8) | 83.2 (72.5–93.8) | 0.133 | -1.509 |