Table 3.

Distribution of total captures and number of households with captures per village, according to variables considered as candidate variables for initial multilevel modelling.

		Total small mammal captures per village			Number of households with small mammal captures per village
Variable	na	Median	Range	P valueb	Median	Range	P valueb
Number of households				0.087			0.252
≤81	15	4	1–11		3	1–8
>81	15	6	1–12		4	1–9
Drinking water				0.181			0.226
Well	3	7	4–11		4	2–9
Piped water	27	5	1–12		3	1–8
Houses raising chicken				0.028			0.007
≤80%	6	6.5	5–11		5.5	4–9
>80%	24	4	1–12		3	1–8
Rat control by chemical				0.080			0.334
No	1	2	2		2	2
Yes	29	5	1–12		4	1–9
Maize grown				0.278			0.162
No	5	6	4–11		4	3–9
Yes	25	5	1–12		3	1–8
Topography				0.149			0.204
Mountain	11	4	1–12		2	1–6
Basin among mountain	19	6	1–11		4	1–9
Communal latrine				0.009			0.093
No	11	4	1–7		3	1–4
Yes	19	6	1–12		4	1–9

^a Total number of villages is 30.

^b P value from likelihood ratio test in univariate Poisson regression model.