Table 6.

Analysis of determinants of female survival during the desiccation challenge

Source	df	L-R Chi-square	p-value
Water availability	1	0.85	0.356
Molecular form	1	9.63	0.002
Body size	1	3.87	0.049
Oocyst(s) presence	1	7.59	0.006
Sporozoites presence	1	0.01	0.924

Proportional hazards survival analysis (Likelihood-ratio tests presented here, n = 318) 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 subjected to continuous desiccation till death following a 7-day period either with water ad libitum or with restricted access to water. Significant p-values are in bold. Interactions were non-significant.