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Table 4 Mortality of An. gambiae in WHO tube tests with insecticides Entomological Inoculation Rate (HLC Indoors & Outdoors) in the 4 areas in Kisantu Health Zone

From: Malaria among children under 10 years in 4 endemic health areas in Kisantu Health Zone: epidemiology and transmission

Entomological indicator

n (%; 95% CI)

Mean difference in mortality

P value

Insecticide susceptibility of An. gambiae s.l

   

 Permethrin 0.75%

100(25; 16.5–33.5)

58

 < 0.001

 Permethrin 0.75% + PBO

100(83; 75.6–90.4)

 Deltamethrin 0.05%

100(62; 52.5–71.5)

37

 < 0.001

 Deltamethrin 0.05% + PBO

100(99; 97.1–100)

 a-Cypermethrin

100(48; 38.2–57,8)

44

 < 0.001

 a-Cypermethrin + PBO

100(92; 86.7–97.3)

 DDT 4%

100(11; 4.9–17.1)

18

 < 0.0015

 DDT 4% + PBO

100(29; 20.1–37.9)

 Bendiocarb

100(100; 98–100)

NA

NA

Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite

  

0.621

 An. gambiae s.l

200(3.5; 1,5–6,8)

 

 An. funestus s.l

200(5; 2.6–8.7)

  

 Total

400(4.3; 2.6–6.6)

  

Human biting rate (p/night/p/person)

n

  

 An. gambiae s.l

1.27

  

 An. funestus s.l

2.98

  

total

4.26

  

Nightly entomological inoculation rate (p/night)

n

  

 An. gambiae s.l

0.04

  

 An. funestus s.l

0.15

  

 Total

0.18