Modelling the risk of being bitten by malaria vectors in a vector control area in southern Benin, west Africa

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Multivariate binomial mixed-effect model of the risk of human- An. funestus contact

		OR	95% CI		P-value
Surface water	absence	1
Surface water	presence	228.775	81.888	639.144	< 2e-16	***
Area of hydromorphic soils (per additional 100 ha)		3.823	2.136	6.843	< 5e-4	***
NDVI 2 weeks before the catch		0.001	0.000	0.067	0.001	***
Diurnal temperature 2 weeks before the catch (per additional °C)		1.321	1.175	1.485	< 5e-4	***
Nocturnal temperature (1 week before the catch; in °C)	<20.68	1
	20.68-21.64	0.090	0.040	0.200	< 5e-4	***
	≥21.64	0.129	0.053	0.316	< 5e-4	***
Cumulated precipitation 16 days preceding the catch (per additional mm)		1.012	1.009	1.016	< 5e-4	***
Number of neighbourhoods	<2	1
	2	2.187	0.767	6.233	0.143
	≥3	116.273	35.779	377.856	< 5e-4	***
Vector control intervention	TLLIN	1
	ULLIN	0.679	0.311	1.481	0.330
	ULLIN+CTPS	0.264	0.108	0.646	0.004	**
	TLLIN+IRS	0.398	0.151	1.045	0.061	.

OR: Odds-ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; ha: hectares; °C: degrees Celsius; mm: millimetres; m: metres; TLLIN: Targeted distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets; ULLIN: Universal distribution of LLIN; CTPS: Carbamate Treated Plastic Sheeting; IRS: carbamate Indoor Residual Spraying.

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