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Table 7 Mean adult larval densities per habitat characteristic and odds ratio for presence vs. absence of larvae in habitat in comparison to pools for Tororo 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

1.912

0.842

2.981

1

   

 Foot print

2.905

0.464

5.347

0.470

0.020

4.974

0.558

 Fresh water marsh

1.118

− 1.342

3.578

0.187

0.005

2.723

0.259

 Puddle

3.074

1.610

4.538

1.058

0.151

7.007

0.953

 Rice field

1.559

1.096

2.021

4.212

1.225

14.557

0.028

 Water channel

1.396

0.786

2.006

0.967

0.293

3.333

0.956

Habitat size

 < 10 m perimeter

1.669

1.015

2.323

1

   

 > 100 m perimeter

2.076

0.701

3.451

2.947

0.357

71.828

0.387

 10–100 m perimeter

2.237

1.428

3.047

3.588

1.177

14.185

0.039

  1. CI 95% confidence interval, OR odds ratio
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