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Table 2 Comparisons of the mean number of females of mosquito species caught per night by HLC, MET-LH, MET-LC relative to reference mosquito electrocuting trap (MET-SH)

From: Mosquito electrocuting traps for directly measuring biting rates and host-preferences of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus outdoors

Capture Method

Mean catch

RR [95% CI]

P value

Anopheles arabiensis

 HLC

5.94

0.93 [0.88, 0.99]

0.049

 MET-SH

6.33

1a

NA

 MET-LH

17.17

2.71 [2.57, 2.85]

< 0.001

 MET-LC

16.80

2.65 [2.52, 2.79]

< 0.001

Anopheles funestus s.s.

 HLC

4.42

0.53 [0.42, 0.68]

< 0.001

 MET-SH

8.26

1a

NA

 MET-LH

9.84

1.19 [0.99, 1.42]

0.053

 MET-LC

3.19

0.38 [0.31, 0.48]

< 0.001

Anopheles rivulorum

 HLC

2.03

1.48 [0.97, 2.25]

0.069

 MET-SH

1.38

1a

NA

 MET-LH

1.38

1.00 [0.65, 1.53]

0.996

 MET-LC

3.58

2.61 [1.81, 3.75]

< 0.001

Anopheles funestus s.l.

 HLC

1.23

0.49 [0.43, 0.57]

< 0.001

 MET-SH

9.37

1a

NA

 MET-LH

16.97

1.81 [1.64, 2.01]

< 0.001

 MET-LC

11.11

1.19 [1.06, 1.32]

0.003

  1. Results are based on 20 nights of collection with each trap type
  2. RR relative rate, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable because it is a reference capture method
  3. aReference value