Table 1. The percentage (%) recapture, geometric mean of hourly mosquito landings, percentage protection, mean complete protection time (CPT) and odds ratio between MAÏA® repellent ointment, 20% DEET and absolute ethanol
Test systems (mosquito strain) | Test items (repellents) | Percentage recapture | Geometric mean hourly landings | Percentage protection (PE) and 95% CI | Odds ratio | P value | 95% confidence interval | Mean CPT in minutes (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Susceptible An. gambiae s.s. | 20% DEET | 2.5% (31/1258) | 1.21 (1.05–1.40) | 97.4% (97.1–97.6) | 1 | – | – | 575.0 (562.1–587.9) |
MAÏA® ointment | 3.9% (49/1258) | 1.57 (1.28–1.94) | 95.9% (95.4–96.3) | 1.53 | 0.091 | 0.93–2.51 | 571.6 (558.3–584.8) | |
Absolute ethanol | 93.6% (1178/1258) | 9.46 (8.43–10.60) | – | 62.63 | 0.00001 | 40.04–97.97 | – | |
Resistant An. arabiensis | 20% DEET | 2.7% (36/1357) | 1.40 (1.15–1.71) | 97.2% (96.9–97.4) | 1 | – | – | 580.9 (571.1–590.7) |
MAÏA® ointment | 3% (40/1357) | 1.52 (1.18–1.96) | 96.8% (96.3–97.3) | 1.08 | 0.757 | 0.66–1.77 | 585.6 (571.4–599.8) | |
Absolute ethanol | 94.4% (1281/1357) | 10.17 (9.01–11.48) | – | 58.93 | 0.00001 | 38.72–89.71 | – | |
Ae. Aegypti | 20% DEET | 4.8% (38/800) | 3.36 (2.35–4.82) | 94.6% (93.8–95.4) | 1 | – | – | 436.9 (405.2–468.5) |
MAÏA® ointment | 6% (48/800) | 2.47 (1.7–3.5) | 93.1% (92.2–94.1) | 0.76 | 0.675 | 0.20–2.80 | 444.1 (401.8–486.5) | |
Absolute ethanol | 89.3% (714/800) | 10.0 (8.30–12.12) | – | 14.87 | 0.00001 | 6.99–31.65 | – |