| West Jaintia Hills (N = 468 households) | West Khasi Hills (N = 351 households) | ||
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 | OR (95% CI)* | P-value* | OR (95% CI)* | P-value* |
Presence of electricity | 1.73 (0.26–11.69) | 0.573 | 1.89 (0.40–8.99) | 0.424 |
Presence of mobile phone | 0.53 (0.11–2.57) | 0.432 | 2.21 (0.72–6.81) | 0.165 |
Walls made of mud/thatch/wood^ | 0.38 (0.03–4.86) | 0.456 | 0.73 (0.25–2.13) | 0.563 |
Roof made of thatch/tile¶ | –‡ | –‡ | 2.06 (0.41–10.40) | 0.383 |
Presence of animals | ||||
 Any animal | 1.05 (0.25–4.34) | 0.949 | 1.89 (0.65–5.47) | 0.241 |
 Pigs | 1.39 (0.32–6.03) | 0.661 | 0.80 (0.20–3.16) | 0.750 |
 Poultry | 2.06 (0.49–8.64) | 0.323 | 1.10 (0.38–3.18) | 0.857 |
 Buffalo/cow | –‡ | –‡ | 3.67 (0.37–37.00) | 0.269 |
Animals living inside the house | 0.54 (0.12–2.41) | 0.421 | 1.33 (0.46–3.83) | 0.600 |
Mosquito always present | 0.92 (0.22–3.92) | 0.913 | 2.23 (0.72–6.91) | 0.163 |
Presence of mosquito repellent coils in household | 0.55 (0.14–2.16) | 0.390 | 2.43 (0.80–7.34) | 0.115 |
Presence of mosquito repellent mat tablets in household | 0.50 (0.08–3.07) | 0.454 | 0.92 (0.11–7.79) | 0.938 |
Presence of mosquito repellent vaporizers in household | 2.52 (0.44–14.59) | 0.301 | 0.94 (0.11–8.28) | 0.955 |
Method for reducing mosquito burden | ||||
 Insecticide spray | –‡ | –‡ | 3.48 (0.96–12.61) | 0.058 |
 Burning neem leaves or cow dung | –‡ | –‡ | 1.00 (0.10–10.04) | 0.997 |
 Clear bushes around the house | –‡ | –‡ | 0.62 (0.07–5.80) | 0.671 |
 Clear stagnant water pools | –‡ | –‡ | 1.35 (0.16–11.36) | 0.781 |
 Keep windows/doors closed in evening | –‡ | –‡ | 0.35 (0.06–1.94) | 0.228 |
 Screening of windows | –‡ | –‡ | 1.48 (0.36–5.94) | 0.582 |
Presence of chalk markings in house indicating DDT spraying | –‡ | –‡ | 2.23 (0.48–10.30) | 0.303 |