Table 5.

Analysis of determinants of female survival during 7-day stress period

Source	df	L-R Chi-square	p-value
Water availability	1	0.02	0.881
Molecular form	1	0.52	0.473
Body size	1	0.78	0.378
Oocyst(s) presence	1	0.85	0.357
Sporozoites presence	1	0.03	0.859

Proportional hazards survival analysis (Likelihood-ratio tests presented here, n = 82) of the effects of water availability, molecular form, body size, and presence of oocysts and/or sporozoites on the survival (time of death) of blood-fed An. gambiae s.s. female mosquitoes collected from huts in an area endemic for malaria and brought to the laboratory. Females were kept for seven days with water ad-libitum or with restricted access to water. Interactions were non-significant.