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Table 6 Mean adult larval densities per habitat characteristic and odds ratio for presence vs. absence of larvae in habitat in comparison to pools for Kanungu 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

0.981

0.325

1.638

1

   

 Artificial pond

1.274

0.230

2.319

1.344

0.435

4.156

0.603

 Container

0.334

− 0.994

1.661

0.255

0.086

0.664

0.008

 Foot print

1.298

0.282

2.314

1.328

0.503

3.482

0.562

 Fresh water marsh

0.800

0.354

1.246

2.043

0.966

4.377

0.063

 Open drain

0.519

− 0.598

1.637

0.669

0.237

1.778

0.429

 Rice field

8.626

6.991

9.262

2.143

1.213

4.075

0.023

 River fringe

0.014

− 1.162

0.934

0.192

0.078

0.523

0.001

 Sand pit

1.587

0.183

2.990

0.750

0.208

2.458

0.642

 Water channel

1.466

0.939

1.992

0.659

0.349

1.246

0.197

Habitat size

 < 10 m perimeter

0.068

− 0.481

0.346

1

   

 > 100 m perimeter

2.089

1.469

2.708

1.747

0.929

3.274

0.082

 10–100 m perimeter

0.910

0.460

1.361

1.485

0.912

2.419

0.111

  1. CI 95% confidence interval, OR odds ratio
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