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Table 2 Parameters associated with Anopheles funestus density in Idete and Namwawala villages

From: A need for better housing to further reduce indoor malaria transmission in areas with high bed net coverage

An.funestus

Idete (N = 70)

Namwawala (N = 72)

Factor

N

Estimate

P value

Estimate

N

P value

Number Of Rooms

      

  aOne

37

0.76

0.0000

0.11

57

0.3485

  More than One

33

-1.10

<0.0001

-1.25

15

0.0081

Number Of Doors

      

  aOne

30

0.86

0.0000

0.13

51

0.3207

  More than One

40

-1.11

<0.0001

-0.79

21

0.0167

Number Of Windows

      

  aUp to 3

26

0.52

0.0003

0.07

53

0.5748

  More than 3

44

-0.26

0.1997

-0.55

19

0.0868

Netting Over Window

      

  aAbsent

50

0.61

0.0000

0.10

60

0.3877

  Present but damaged

16

-1.29

0.0003

-2.76

9

0.2057

  Intact

4

-1.40

0.0603

-1.59

3

0.0251

House Status

      

  aSmall

12

0.85

0.0000

0.12

34

0.4408

  Large

58

-0.60

0.0065

-0.34

28

0.1534

Wall Type

      

  aMud

52

1.25

0.0000

0.14

32

0.3365

  Cement

18

-1.52

<0.0001

-0.55

40

0.0439

Roof Type

      

  aGrass

46

1.17

0.0000

0.13

19

0.3283

  Metal

24

-1.78

<0.0001

-0.89

53

0.0131

Eave Status

      

  aAbsent

46

-0.73

0.0124

-2.39

62

0.0222

  Present

24

1.42

<0.0001

2.48

10

0.0183

Eave Size

      

  aSmall

26

-0.42

0.0778

0.12

22

0.4612

  Medium

14

1.04

0.0001

-0.36

27

0.1860

  Large

30

1.21

<0.0001

-0.24

23

0.4563

Number of Occupants

      

  aUp to 3

15

1.05

0.0000

-0.04

34

0.8015

  More than 3

55

-0.96

<0.0001

-0.00

38

0.9968

Bed-net Status

      

  aUntreated

47

0.52

0.0000

0.85

6

0.0014

  Treated

23

-0.52

0.0273

-1.03

66

0.0005

  1. a reference category, N = number of observations.
  2. Note: Model estimate (ME) value for a factor indicates by how much a factor increases or decreases the indoor mean catches when compared to a reference category.