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Table 3 Mean number of Anophelines and Culicines collected according to house characteristics in Yaoundé

From: Influence of house characteristics on mosquito distribution and malaria transmission in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Features

Anophelines

Culicines

Mean (CI)

RR (95% CI)

P value

Mean (CI)

RR (95% CI)

P value

Wall type

 Cement

0.19 (0.18–0.19)

0.8 (0.67–0.96)

0.02

5.12 (5.09–5.16)

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

0.77

 Wood

0.26 (0.25–0.27)

0.97 (0.81–1.16)

0.76

7.27 (7.21–7.33)

1.05 (0.96–1.16)

0.26

 Mud

0.31 (0.28–0.33)

1

3.59 (3.51–3.66)

1

 

 Mix

0.21 (0.20–0.23)

0.93 (1.73–1.13)

0.45

4.70 (4.64–4.77)

0.96 (0.87–1.06)

0.44

Inhabitants

 (1–3)

0.25 (0.23–0.28)

1

 

6.30 (6.21–6.39)

1

 

 (4–6)

0.21 (0.20–0.22)

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

0.25

5.11 (5.07–5.16)

0.95 (0.88–1.02)

0.14

 (7–10)

0.22 (0.21–0.23)

0.99 (0.84–1.16)

0.87

5.07 (5.03–5.12)

0.97 (0.90–1.05)

0.42

 ≥ 11

0.18 (0.16–0.20)

0.91 (0.74–1.12)

0.36

4.71 (4.63–4.79)

0.94 (0.85–1.03)

0.19

Hole on wall

 Yes

0.23 (0.22–0.24)

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

<0.0001

6.86 (6.81–6.92)

0.98 (0.92–1.03)

0.40

 No

0.21 (0.20–0.22)

1

4.59 (4.56–4.62)

1

Eaves status

 Closed

0.21 (0.20–0.22)

1

 

4.45 (4.41–4.49)

1

 

 Opened

0.23 (0.22–0.23)

1.12 (1.02–1.24)

0.014

6.16 (6.12–6.20)

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

0.09

Ceiling status

 Yes

0.17 (0.16–0.18)

1

 

4.83 (4.78–4.87)

1

 

 No

0.25 (0.24–0.26)

1.37 (1.24–1.52)

<0.0001

5.88 (5.84–5.92)

1.06 (0.1–1.12)

0.05

Window status

 Screened

0.19 (0.17–0.20)

1

 

5.16 (5.09–5.22)

1

 

 Unscreened

0.22 (0.21–0.23)

1.13 (0.99–1.30)

0.66

5.40 (5.37–5.42)

1.06 (0.98–1.14)

0.15

Coverage of LLINs

 Yes

0.22 (0.21–0.22)

1

 

5.15 (5.12–5.18)

1

 

 No

0.20 (0.18–0.22)

0.91 (0.77–1.05)

0.20

6.05 (5.96–6.13)

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

0.62

Use of LLINs

 Yes

0.22 (0.21–0.22)

1

 

5.37 (5.34–5.40)

1

 

 No

0.20 (0.18–0.22)

1.01 (0.86–1.17)

0.94

4.35 (4.27–4.42)

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.79

Vegetation

 Yes

0.2 (0.20–0.21)

1.14 (1.01–1.28)

0.03

5.71 (5.67–5.74)

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

0.02

 No

0.24 (0.22–0.25)

1

4.36 (4.31–4.42)

1

Breeding sites

 Yes

0.21 (0.21–0.22)

1.004(0.89–1.13)

0.95

5.63 (5.60–5.66)

1.06 (1.00–1.13)

0.04

 No

0.23 (0.21–0.24)

1

4.51 (4.45–4.57)

Household heads’education level

 Illiterate

0.32 (0.28–0.36)

1

 

4.23 (4.11–4.35)

1

 

 Primary

0.20 (0.19–0.22)

0.88 (070–1.11)

0.29

5.56 (5.50–5.63)

1.09 (0.96–1.24)

0.17

 Secondary

0.22 (0.21–0.22)

0.79 (0.64–0.98)

0.04

5.55 (5.50–5.59)

1.08 (0.95–1.22)

0.23

 University

0.18 (0.16–0.19)

0.71 (0.56–0.92)

0.009

4.72 (4.65–4.79)

1.03 (0.90–1.18)

0.62

Bedroom

 < 5

0.22 (0.21–0.23)

1

 

5.29 (5.26–5.32)

1

 

 ≥ 5

0.15 (0.13–0.17)

0.77 (0.65–0.94)

0.008

5.89 (5.80–5.99)

1.00 (0.93–1.09)

0.94

Window

 < 5

0.21 (0.20–0.21)

1

 

5.18 (5.15–5.21)

1

 

 ≥ 5

0.22 (0.21–0.23)

0.96 (0.86–1.06)

0.4

5.73 (5.68–5.78)

0.99 (0.95–1.05)

0.96