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Table 5 Mean adult larval densities per habitat characteristic and odds ratio for presence vs. absence of larvae in habitat in comparison to pools for Jinja district

From: Identification and characterization of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) at three sites of varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda

 

Larval density (per dip)

Regression analysis

Mean

95% CI

OR

95% CI

p-value

Habitat type

 Pool

1.023

0.082

1.963

1

   

 Container

0.590

− 0.490

1.670

4.548

1.099

19.139

0.034

 Foot print

0.271

− 1.323

0.781

1.518

0.500

4.378

0.445

 Fresh water marsh

0.593

− 1.261

2.448

0.840

0.040

6.367

0.881

 Lake fringe

0.790

− 0.436

2.016

1.485

0.241

7.763

0.648

 Open drain

1.768

0.812

2.725

1.686

0.680

4.213

0.258

 Puddle

0.189

− 1.275

1.653

0.227

0.034

0.898

0.062

 Water channel

0.087

− 0.899

0.724

0.500

0.211

1.199

0.115

Habitat size

 < 10 m perimeter

0.501

0.059

0.943

1

   

 > 100 m perimeter

0.408

− 1.584

2.399

0.363

0.045

1.782

0.266

 10–100 m perimeter

0.814

0.233

1.395

1.096

0.493

2.383

0.819

  1. CI 95% confidence interval, OR odds ratio
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