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. 2008 Jan 7;7:2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-2

Table 2.

Association between mosquito counts and potential risk factors as measured in incidence rate ratios (IRR) from negative binomial regression models.

Univariate Multivariate with sentinel*
(N = 950)
Multivariate without sentinel*
(N = 949)
IRR (95%CI) P-value IRR (95%CI) P-value IRR (95%CI) P-value

Sentinel 1.02(1.013,1.025) <0.0001 1.013(1.009,1.018) <0.0001
Month of mosquito collection
August 1 <0.0001
September 2.24(1.74,2.88)
October 0.67(0.52,0.87)
Location
Rural 1 1 1
Urban 0.11(0.09,0.13) <0.0001 0.11(0.09,0.13) <0.0001 0.11(0.09,0.13) <0.0001
Distance (m) to nearest pit latrine 1.006(1.003,1.01) <0.0001
Cows in compound 1.17(1.04,1.33) 0.012
Horses in compound 0.92(0.85,0.99) 0.038 0.78(0.74,0.83) <0.0001 0.77(0.73,0.82) <0.0001
Wall type
Cement 1 1
Mud Brick 5.36(3.92,7.31) <0.0001 1.44(1.10,1.87) 0.007
Roof type
Metal 1
Thatch 1.15(0.94,1.41) 0.163
Eaves
Open 1 1 1
Closed 0.38(0.32,0.46) <0.0001 0.73(0.62,0.86) <0.0001 0.71(0.60,0.85) <0.0001
Eave gap size (cm) 1.06(1.04,1.08) <0.0001
House volume (m3) 0.997(0.996,0.998) <0.0001 .9988(.9978,.9997) 0.013
People in house 1.03(0.99,1.06) 0.059 1.06(1.03,1.09) <0.0001 1.04(1.02,1.06) 0.001
Children in house 1.05(0.99,1.12) 0.073
Trapping room volume (m3) 1.02(1.01,1.03) <0.0001
People in trapping room 1.25(1.18,1.33) <0.0001 1.17(1.11,1.24) <0.0001 1.19(1.13,1.25) <0.0001
Children in trapping room 1.16(1.05,1.28) 0.003
Sleepers in trapping bed 1.19(1.06,1.34) 0.004
Coil in room
No 1
Yes 0.47(0.35,0.62) <0.0001
Insecticide spray in room
No 1 <0.0001
Yes 0.14(0.05,0.37)
Churai in room
No 1 1 1
Yes 0.50(0.40,0.62) <0.0001 0.56(0.48,0.67) <0.0001 0.56(0.47,0.66) <0.0001
Insecticide treated nets in room
No 1 0.134
Yes 0.82(0.63,1.06)

*Sentinel data has been incorporated in the model as the average mosquito count of the four houses