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Table 4 Mean (95% CI) Anopheles larval densities in habitats upland and in the floodplain

From: Identifying the most productive breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes in The Gambia

 

Upland

Floodplain

p*

Ricefields

10.0 (3.3–30.3)b

2.7 (1.9–3.7)b

0.239

Pools

3.1 (2.0–4.8)b

26.9 (8.2–87.6)a

0.027

Puddles

47.7 (29.5–77.1)b

5.00 (2.6–9.7)b

0.050

Man-made pits

23.8 (5.4–104.8)b

-

n/a

Floodwater

-

4.3 (3.1–6.1)b

n/a

Stream fringes

-

5.1 (3.0–8.6)b

n/a

p*

0.066

0.027

 
  1. a, b: different letters in lines (p < 0.05) or rows (p < 0.0125) indicate significance (in floodplain only comparison between pools and other habitats was run)
  2. *Kruskall-Wallis-Test