Table 1.

Studies evaluating the resting sites of major African malaria vectors in houses

References	Country	Species	Type of house	Percentage on walls	Percentage on roofs	Percentage on other
Osae 2014	Ghana	An. gambiae	Mud, brick, and cement houses with tile or metal roofs	9	56	35
Sande et al. 2016	Zimbabwe		Mud, brick, and cement houses with tile or metal roofs	36	42	16
Coleman et al. 2021	Ghana		Experimental hut, tarpaulin ceiling	51	45	5
			MEAN	32	48	19
Osae 2014	Ghana	An. coluzzii	Mud, brick, and cement houses with tile or metal roofs	29	25	45
Chabi et al. 2023	Côte d'Ivoire		Experimental hut, plywood ceiling	63	31	6
			MEAN	46	28	26
Osae 2014	Ghana	An. funestus	Mud, brick, and cement houses with tile or metal roofs	23	59	18
Sande et al. 2016	Zimbabwe		Mud, brick, and cement houses with tile or metal roofs	40	50	7
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Thatched roofs and mud walls, no ceiliings	18	55	27
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Thatched roofs and brick walls, no ceilings	25	33	43
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Metal roofs and unplastered brick walls, no ceilings	37	16	47
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Metal roofs and plastered brick walls, no ceilings	27	20	53
			MEAN	28	39	32
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania	An. arabiensis	Thatched roofs and mud walls	21	43	36
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Thatched roofs and brick walls	13	50	38
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Metal roofs and unplastered brick walls	27	8	66
Msugupakulya et al. 2020	Tanzania		Metal roofs and plastered brick walls	10	30	60
			MEAN	18	33	50