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Table 2 Spearmans correlation coefficients of daily predicted mean estimates of An. gambiae s.l. mosquitoes caught by Sticky Resting Box and by traditional collection methods

From: The Sticky Resting Box, a new tool for studying resting behaviour of Afrotropical malaria vectors

Village

Season

Methods

N

Spearman’s ρ

2-tails p-value

Koubri

RS-2011

BP vs. SRB-IN

20

0.818*

0

  

PIT vs. SRB-OUT

19

0.772*

0

Goden

RS-2011

BP vs. SRB-IN

22

0.571*

0.006

  

PIT vs. SRB-OUT

22

0.468*

0.028

 

DS-2012

BP vs. SRB-IN

21

0.725*

0

  

PIT vs. SRB-OUT

22

0.662*

0.001

  1. * = significant correlation.
  2. SRB-IN Sticky resting box indoors, SRB-OUT Sticky resting box outdoors, BP Back Pack aspirators indoors, PIT Pit shelters outdoors, RS-2011 July-December 2011 sampling, DS-2012 April -June 2012 sampling.