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Table 4 Comparison of the number of mosquitoes collected by four technicians using CDC-BP and the Prokopack aspirator

From: Comparison of the CDC Backpack aspirator and the Prokopack aspirator for sampling indoor- and outdoor-resting mosquitoes in southern Tanzania

 

n

N

IRR

Median

IQR

p-value

CDC - BP

      

   Collector 1

53

163

1

2

(0 - 4)

-

   Collector 2

54

200

1.60

0.5

(0 - 4)

0.18

   Collector 3

58

475

3.19

2

(0 - 8)

< 0.001

   Collector 4

51

454

3.35

2

(0 - 7)

< 0.001

Prokopack

      

   Collector 1

51

358

1

2

(0 - 7)

-

   Collector 2

58

350

0.80

1.5

(0 - 5)

0.528

   Collector 3

54

265

0.72

1

(0 - 6)

0.315

   Collector 4

50

99

0.28

0.5

(0 - 4)

< 0.001

  1. n - replicates; N - total mosquitoes (all sampling sites except drop-net); IRR - incidence rate ratio; IQR - Inter-quartile range
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