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Table 2 Mortality of Anopheles gambiae s.l. exposed to deltamethrin and permethrin alone as well as PBO + deltamethrin and PBO + permethrin in 2015 and 2016 in the northern sector

From: Evaluation of piperonyl butoxide in enhancing the efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides against resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ghana

Regions

Sentinel site

Insecticide

2015

2016

Total tested

% Mortality

CI 95% mortality

p value

Total tested

% Mortality

CI 95% mortality

p value

Nothern

Sawla

Deltamethrin

77

18.2

±2.1

9.24E−11

96

7.3

±0.4

3.29E−16

PBO + deltamethrin

79

84.8

±2.1

95

84.2

±2.4

Permethrin

79

15.2

±0.9

1.58E−03

94

5.3

±1.1

1.61E−02

PBO + permethrin

80

36.3

±1.0

95

14.7

±0.9

Wulensi

Deltamethrin

80

27.5

±1.4

2.29E−10

83

0.0

±0.0

5.55E−13

PBO + deltamethrin

78

100.0

±0.0

83

62.7

±2.5

Permethrin

82

42.7

±2.7

9.25E−05

89

3.4

±1.0

1.76E−07

PBO + permethrin

80

83.8

±2.4

88

37.5

±2.0

Ashanti

Konongo

Deltamethrin

78

12.8

±1.5

2.92E−10

89

1.1

±0.5

4.87E−15

PBO + deltamethrin

79

73.4

±1.0

84

75.0

±2.2

Permethrin

nd

nd

nd

nd

83

13.3

±0.6

1.11E−09

PBO + permethrin

nd

nd

nd

83

68.7

±1.0

Ejura

Deltamethrin

79

24.1

±1.9

1.62E−10

80

41.3

±0.9

5.18E−07

PBO + deltamethrin

80

92.5

±2.1

78

98.7

±0.5

Permethrin

77

15.6

±2.4

1.61E−04

80

95.0

±1.3

7.49E−01

PBO + permethrin

78

43.6

±3.8

78

100.0

±0.0

Upper East

Zebilla

Deltamethrin

79

89.9

±1.5

3.68E−01

84

21.4

±1.3

1.35E−11

PBO + deltamethrin

80

98.8

±0.5

91

84.6

±0.9

Permethrin

nd

nd

nd

nd

82

8.5

±0.9

1.44E−02

PBO + permethrin

nd

nd

nd

85

20.0

±1.3

Fumbisi

Deltamethrin

95

20.0

±1.2

2.14E−12

81

49.4

±3.2

3.19E−06

PBO + deltamethrin

88

94.3

±0.9

85

96.5

±0.9

Permethrin

84

42.9

±1.7

1.31E−06

90

17.8

±1.2

1.29E−04

PBO + permethrin

84

94.0

±0.5

95

42.1

±1.8

Upper West

Wecheau

Deltamethrin

84

20.2

±1.6

1.62E−09

84

34.5

±1.6

4.06E−08

PBO + deltamethrin

87

75.9

±3.2

80

96.3

±0.5

Permethrin

82

10.4

±1.3

5.81E−07

87

10.3

±0.9

3.08E−13

PBO + permethrin

83

49.4

±3.9

87

80.5

±1.4

Tumu

Deltamethrin

86

38.4

±0.5

5.32E−07

87

4.6

±1.3

1.05E−15

PBO + deltamethrin

77

100.0

±0.0

84

85.7

±2.9

Permethrin

78

43.6

±4.0

5.46E−04

98

12.2

±2.1

1.16E−05

PBO + permethrin

81

75.3

±0.6

91

42.9

±3.2

Brong Ahafo

Kenyasi

Deltamethrin

84

17.9

±1.0

1.23E−05

91

70.3

±4.8

6.49E−02

PBO + deltamethrin

84

52.4

±2.8

80

95.0

±1.3

Permethrin

84

7.1

±2.2

7.63E−03

87

63.2

±3.9

2.04E−02

PBO + permethrin

83

20.5

±3.5

85

88.2

±0.7

Kwame Danso

Deltamethrin

78

12.8

±1.9

1.66E−13

84

36.9

±4.3

1.12E−08

PBO + deltamethrin

83

88.0

±1.0

86

96.5

±1.0

Permethrin

89

21.3

±0.7

7.64E−07

82

13.4

±1.1

2.73E−06

PBO + permethrin

88

63.6

±1.6

84

48.8

±5.3

  1. PBO piperonyl butoxide, CI confidence interval, nd could not be determined, the numbers in italics showed the non-significant p values