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Table 2 Logistic regression of larval habitat characteristics and the presence of Anopheles larvae from October 2020 to May 2021 in two sites in southern Ghana

From: Larval habitat stability and productivity in two sites in Southern Ghana

Anopheles presence

aOR

St. Err

t-value

p-value

[95% Conf. Interval]

Sig.

Habitat type

 Man-made pond

      

 Well

2.085

0.738

2.08

0.038

1.042–4.173

**

 Swamp

2.017

1.225

1.16

0.248

0.614–6.631

 

 Puddle

2.248

1.500

1.21

0.225

0.608–8.311

 

 Furrow

1.212

0.926

0.25

0.801

0.271–5.420

 

Site

 Dodowa

1.000

     

 Anyakpor

0.561

0.424

− 0.77

0.444

0.128–2.463

**

Land-use type

 Farmland

1.000

     

 Road

1.031

0.818

0.04

0.969

0.218–4.884

 

 Compound/home

1.000

     

 Water body

3.414

2.957

1.42

0.156

0.625–18.641

 

Habitat size

 < 10 m

1.000

     

 10–100 m

0.492

0.201

− 1.73

0.083

0.220–1.097

*

 > 100 m

0.973

1.052

− 0.03

0.980

0.117–8.096

 

Vegetation cover

 None

1.000

     

 < 24%

1.331

0.412

0.93

0.355

0.726–2.440

 

 25–49

0.780

0.328

− 0.59

0.554

0.342–1.778

 

 50–74

0.554

0.222

− 1.47

0.141

0.253–1.215

 

 75–100

0.208

0.077

− 4.24

0.001

0.101–0.430

***

Culex presence

 Absent

1.000

     

 Present

1.669

0.480

1.78

0.075

0.950–2.933

*

Algae

 Absent

1.000

     

 Present

1.202

0.385

0.57

0.565

0.642–2.253

 

Surface debris

 Absent

1.000

     

 Present

0.609

0.174

− 1.73

0.083

0.348–1.068

*

Emergent plants

 Absent

1.000

     

 Present

0.885

0.282

− 0.38

0.702

0.474–1.652

 

Distance to nearest settlement (m)

 201–250

1.000

     

 151–200

0.345

0.158

− 2.33

0.020

0.141–0.844

**

 101–150

0.779

0.400

− 0.49

0.626

0.285–2.129

 

 51–100

1.762

2.311

0.43

0.666

0.135–23.039

 

 0–50

1.000

     
  1. aOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. ***p < 0.01
  3. **p < 0.05
  4. *p < 0.1