Table 4. Container characteristics significantly associateda with the number of pupae per container identified in the multi-variate analysis of risk factors for dengue vector breeding during wet and dry season in private premises (outdoor and indoor).
Wet season | Dry season | |||||
Container | IRRb | 95% CI | P-value | IRRb | 95% CI | P-value |
not under shrubbery | Reference | Reference | ||||
fully or partially under shrubbery | 0.51 | 0.33–0.78 | 0.002 | 0.50 | 0.25–0.98 | 0.045 |
used during past 7 days | Reference | Reference | ||||
not used during past 7 days | 6.74 | 4.37–10.37 | <0.001 | 2.39 | 1.26–4.52 | 0.007 |
fully covered | Reference | Reference | ||||
partially covered | 3.79 | 1.53–9.34 | 0.004 | 7.95 | 2.53–24.92 | <0.001 |
not covered | 2.58 | 1.27–5.21 | 0.008 | 2.90 | 1.30–6.47 | 0.009 |
a Results of negative binomial regression with clustering at the study cluster level.
b Incidence rate ratio. Example: the expected pupal count for containers not used in the past 7 days is 6.74 times higher than that for containers used in the past 7 days.