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. 2024 Dec 5;19(12):e0295482. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295482

Table 2. Effect of household characteristics on malaria vector densities inside houses.

Species Variable (Household Characteristics) Total number of mosquitoes indoors Type Mean ± 2SE RR [95% CI] p-values
Anopheles funestus Roof Materials 271 Grass 2.24 ± 0.972 1 <0.05
624 Metal 2.10 ± 0.276 0.646 [0.418, 0.998]
Ceiling 269 No 2.12 ± 0.272 1 = 0.454
2 Yes 2.00 ± 1.20 0.780 [0.407, 1.495]
Eaves 858 Open 2.02 ± 0.314 1 = 0.864
324 Screened 2.39 ± 0.498 0.978 [0.761, 1.258]
Wall Materials 201 Brick 2.15 ± 0.285 1 = 0.107
68 Mud 1.76 ± 0.717 0.690 [0.439, 1.083]
Animal (100) 170 No 2.47 ± 0.402 1 <0.01
31 Yes 1.71 ± 0.331 0.672 [0.534, 0.847]
Anopheles arabiensis Roof Materials 81 Grass 0.206 ± 0.199 1 = 0.587
166 Metal 0.203 ± 0.083 1.600 [0.294, 8.715]
Ceiling 81 Open 0.203 ± 0.079 1 = 0.575
0 Screened 0.2 ± 0.392 0.526 [0.055, 4.993]
Eaves 247 Open 0.231 ± 0.096 1 <0.01
66 Screened 0.120 ± 0.108 0.108 [0.022, 0.536]
Wall Materials 71 Brick 0.206 ± 0.084 1 = 0.225
10 Mud 0.176 ± 0.154 0.351 [0.065, 1.899]
Animal (100) 66 No 0.115 ± 0.080 1 = 0.254
5 Yes 0.301 ± 0.135 0.385 [0.074, 1.986]