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Table 3 Effect of housing improvement on parity rate of Anopheles population

From: The effect of improved housing on indoor mosquito density and exposure to malaria in the rural community of Minkoameyos, Centre Region of Cameroon

Mosquito specy

Factor

Improved houses

Unimproved houses

IE

P-value

Indoor

Outdoor

Total

RFI

Indoor

Outdoor

Total

RFN

All Anopheles

Parous (n)

31

139

170

4.48

35

94

129

2.67

1.7

0.05

Parity rate (%)

43.1

59.6

55.74

1.39

62.5

74.02

70.49

1.18

1.2

n/a

An. funestus

Parous (n)

1

4

5

4

0

2

2

n/a

n/a

n/a

Parity rate (%)

100

66.6

71.43

0.67

0

66.6

33.33

n/a

n/a

n/a

An. gambiae

Parous (n)

29

134

163

4.62

35

92

127

2.63

1.8

0.03

Parity rate (%)

41.4

61.4

56.6

1.48

66.04

74.2

71.75

1.12

1.3

 n/a

Other anopheles

Parous (n)

1

1

2

1

0

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

Parity rate (%)

100

11.1

20

0.11

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  1. n/a Not applicable, RFI Reduction factor in improved houses, RFN Reduction factor in non-improved houses, IE Intervention effect
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