Table 5. Important determinants for intradomicile and peridomicile infestation by R. ecuadoriensis in Loja province (N = 2120).
| Intradomicile | Peridomicile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Infested DUs | OR* | 95% CI | RI | Infested DUs | OR** | 95% CI | RI |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||||
| Presence of pigs | 40 (2.84) | 3.29 | 0.88–12.32 | 1.0 | 51 (3.63) | 2.79 | 0.81–9.63 | 1.0 |
| No. Bedrooms (>2) | 5 (0.94) | 0.32 | 0.08–1.27 | 1.0 | ||||
| Vegetation Type | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Dry mountain forest | 1 (0.34) | 1.00 | 2 (0.69) | 1.00 | ||||
| Green_low mountain forest | 19 (4.34) | 13.22 | 1.79–97.84 | 16 (3.65) | 5.95 | 1.06–33.40 | ||
| Semi_decidous forest | 12 (1.38) | 4.47 | 0.60–33.26 | 24 (2.75) | 4.47 | 0.82–24.41 | ||
| Decidous forest | 14 (3.06) | 7.89 | 1.06–58.80 | 17 (3.71) | 6.05 | 1.08–33.96 | ||
| Cloud forest | 0 (0.0) | ---- | ---- | 0 (0) | ---- | ---- | ||
| Presence of sheeps or goats | 18 (4.01) | 1.87 | 0.60–5.82 | 0.76 | 19 (4.23) | 1.44 | 0.48–4.31 | 0.37 |
| Fruit trees (peridomicile) | 19 (1.52) | 0.58 | 0.19–1.77 | 0.68 | ||||
| Lack of latrine or toilet | 31 (3.37) | 1.83 | 0.57–5.94 | 0.67 | 38 (4.13) | 2.09 | 0.70–6.27 | 0.95 |
| Agricultural products (intradomicile) | 35 (2.73) | 1.74 | 0.54–5.63 | 0.59 | 43 (3.35) | 1.43 | 0.48–4.24 | 0.39 |
| Brush/scrub (peridomicile) | 40 (2.35) | 1.90 | 0.51–7.11 | 0.54 | ||||
| Tile roof | 43 (2.38) | 1.88 | 0.41–8.73 | 0.35 | ||||
| Self reported insecticide spraying | 21 (2.77) | 1.40 | 0.47–4.16 | 0.32 | 31 (4.10) | 2.08 | 0.74–5.84 | 1.0 |
| Agricultural refuse (peridomicile) | 19 (2.91) | 1.38 | 0.45–4.20 | 0.30 | ||||
| Well drinking water | 21 (1.59) | 0.76 | 0.24–2.42 | 0.25 | ||||
| VCP insecticide spraying | 10 (1.46) | 0.29 | 0.09–0.99 | 1.0 | ||||
| Presence of guinea pigs | 8 (1.59) | 0.40 | 0.11–1.39 | 0.99 | ||||
| Agricultural products (peridomicile) | 25 (4.41) | 1.80 | 0.63–5.12 | 0.97 | ||||
| Firewood (peridomicile) | 46 (3.34) | 1.78 | 0.58–5.48 | 0.72 | ||||
| Dirt floor | 38 (3.60) | 1.66 | 0.56–4.88 | 0.64 | ||||
| Presence of Dogs | 54 (3.10) | 1.71 | 0.43–6.79 | 0.38 | ||||
| Rocks/bricks (peridomicile) | 19 (2.38) | 0.89 | 0.31–2.61 | 0.20 | ||||
*Model_averaged effect-sizes (OR) from the final 4096-model set
**Model_averaged effect-sizes (OR) from the final 8192-model set
Relative importance (RI) of variables was assessed by multi-model inference based on Akaike's information criterion
OR: Odds Ratio; 95% CI: Confidence Interval
VCP: Vector Control Program