Table 2.
Water bodies (potential mosquito aquatic habitats) found in the study villages
| Season | Habitat category | Total number of habitats, N (%) | Total area of habitats, m2 (%) | Median No. habitats/village, m2 (range) | Median area of habitats/village, m2 (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy season | Ground pools | 48 (2.5%) | 1,160,763 (68.3%) | 9 (0–25) | 12,598 (0–988,309) |
| Human-made habitats | 225 (11.7%) | 28,378 (1.7%) | 28 (19–115) | 3585 (1108–16,903) | |
| Rice fields | 103 (5.4%) | 370,740 (21.8%) | 22 (0–42) | 27,123 (0–175,335) | |
| River/stream segments | 1104 (57.4%) | 125,169 (7.4%) | 192 (150–300) | 21,236 (17,122–35,847) | |
| Springs/wells | 351 (18.3%) | 9128 (0.5%) | 54 (6–150) | 275 (12–8186) | |
| Other small habitats | 92 (4.8%) | 4264 (0.3%) | 5 (4–60) | 62 (58–3705) | |
| Subtotal* | 1923 (100%) | 1,698,441 (100%) | 342 (204–644) | 62,930 (19,913–1,197,974) | |
| Dry season | Ground pools | 74 (4.8%) | 646,362 (72.8%) | 15 (0–22) | 17,828 (0–426,003) |
| Human-made habitats | 67 (4.4%) | 15,682 (1.8%) | 9 (2–25) | 260 (11–7594) | |
| Rice fields | 26 (1.7%) | 87,926 (9.9%) | 5 (0–9) | 2066 (0–61,305) | |
| River/stream segments | 910 (59.6%) | 135,407 (15.3%) | 135 (28–194) | 11,028 (2548–59,918) | |
| Springs/wells | 401 (26.2%) | 1349 (0.2%) | 65 (5–100) | 191 (9–374) | |
| Other small habitats | 50 (3.3%) | 936 (0.1%) | 5 (1–16) | 89 (1–322) | |
| Subtotal* | 1528 (100%) | 887,662 (100%) | 238 (103–331) | 46,525 (3068–486,362) |
*Numbers and areas of habitats were calculated from a different number of villages in rainy (5 villages: Chikuti, Chirombola, Ebuyu, Kichangani, and Mzelezi) and dry (7 villages: Chirombola, Ebuyu, Iragua, Kichangani, Kidugalo, and Mwaya and Mzelezi) seasons