Small-scale field evaluation of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and sandals for the control of malaria vectors in rural Tanzania

Table 3 Effects of transfluthrin-treated products on reduction of indoor and outdoor densities of other mosquito species

Intervention	Mosquito taxa	Host seeking mosquitoes [indoors]			Resting mosquitoes [indoors]			Host-seeking mosquitoes [outdoors
		CDC-light traps			Prokopack^® aspirators			Double net mini (DN-mini)-trap
		Total no. mosquitoes caught	RR [LRR-URR]	Percentage (%) reduction	Total no. mosquitoes caught	RR [LRR-URR]	Percentage (%) reduction	Total no. mosquitoes caught	RR [LRR-URR]	Percentage (%) reduction
Control	Culex spp	9316	Ref.	–	2925	Ref.	–	3748	Ref.	–
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons (TER)		6865	0.78**	22	2140	0.83	17	3092	0.83**	17
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons (TER)		6865	[0.65, 0.94]	22	2140	[0.67, 1.03]	17	3092	[0.72, 0.95]	17
Transfluthrin-treated sandals (TS)		9996	1.07	− 7	2392	0.93	7	2799	0.75**	25
Transfluthrin-treated sandals (TS)		9996	[0.88, 1.29]	− 7	2392	[0.75, 1.15]	7	2799	[0.65, 0.86]	25
Transfluthrin-treated eave-ribbons & sandals (TER & TS)		6549	0.73**	27	2269	0.82	18	2592	0.68**	32
Transfluthrin-treated eave-ribbons & sandals (TER & TS)		6549	[0.60, 0.88]	27	2269	[0.67, 1.02]	18	2592	[0.60, 0.80]	32
Control	Mansonia spp	76	Ref.	–	10	Ref.	–	21	Ref.	–
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons (TER)		7	0.10**	90	4	0.23	79	7	0.33**	67
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons (TER)		7	[0.03, 0.34]	90	4	[0.03, 1.67]	79	7	[0.09, 1.26]	67
Transfluthrin-treated sandals (TS)		61	0.91	9	2	0.16	85	42	2	− 100
Transfluthrin-treated sandals (TS)		61	[0.37, 2.21]	9	2	[0.02, 1.32]	85	42	[0.63, 6.31]	− 100
Transfluthrin-treated eave-ribbons & sandals (TER & TS)		24	0.40	60	5	0.16	86	7	0.33	67
Transfluthrin-treated eave-ribbons & sandals (TER & TS)		24	[0.15, 1.05]	60	5	[0.01, 1.77]	86	7	[0.09, 1.26]	67

** represents statistical significant difference of mosquito biting reduction observed between the interventions and the control. i.e. p<0.05

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