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Table 1 Characteristics of the households recruited in Matete, Uwata and Igima and results from statistical tests

From: A crossover study to evaluate the diversion of malaria vectors in a community with incomplete coverage of spatial repellents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Household characteristics

 

Matete (n = 30)

Uwata (n = 30)

Igima (n = 30)

Chi-square test: χ 2

df

P-value

Wall type

Mud

13

3

6

   

Brick

16

27

24

   

Straw

1

0

0

12.1

4

0.017*

Roof type

Thatch

21

14

10

   

Metal Sheets

9

16

20

8.3

2

0.016*

Eaves

Present

27

25

23

   

Absent

3

5

7

1.92

2

0.383

No. of occupants

1–3

20

24

16

   

4–6

9

6

12

   

>7

1

0

2

16.8

14

0.268

No. of rooms

1–3

27

12

19

   

4–6

3

12

9

   

>7

0

6

2

36.4

20

0.014*

Domestic animals

Present

18

20

19

   

Absent

12

10

11

0.29

2

0.866

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. Abbreviation: df, degrees of freedom