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Table 3 Effects of season, resting site and topography on the abundance of malaria vectors

From: Species composition, seasonal occurrence, habitat preference and altitudinal distribution of malaria and other disease vectors in eastern Nepal

Dependent variables

Explanatory variables

Coefficients

95% CI

An. fluviatilis

(Intercept)

0.04

(0.01-0.27)***

 

Season: Post-monsoon

1.00

1.00

 

Pre-monsoon

0.06

(0.01-0.31)**

 

Resting site: Animal shelter

  
 

Human shelter

0.28

(0.06-1.28)

 

Mixed shelter

ND

ND

 

Natural outdoor shelter

ND

ND

 

Topography: Highland

1.00

1.00

 

Lowland

48.04

(6.06-380.97)

An. annularis

(Intercept)

0.35

(0.09-1.38)

 

Season: Post-monsoon

1.00

1.00

 

Pre-monsoon

0.15

(0.04-0.53)**

 

Resting site:: Animal shelter

1.00

1.00

 

Human shelter

0.23

(0.06-0.82)*

 

Mixed shelter

0.94

(0–853.43)

 

Natural outdoor shelter

ND

ND

 

Topography: Highland

1.00

1.00

 

Lowland

4.25

(1.09-16.62)*

An. maculatus complex

(Intercept)

0.08

(0.02-0.30)***

 

Season: Post-monsoon

1.00

1.00

 

Pre-monsoon

3.50

(1.10-1.15)*

 

Resting site: Animal shelter

1.00

1.00

 

Human shelter

0.25

(0.08-0.83)*

 

Mixed shelter

ND

ND

 

Natural outdoor shelter

0.23

(0.02-3.02)

 

Topography: Highland

1.00

1.00

 

Lowland

2.64

(0.76-9.14)

  1. Significant difference at P <0.05 (*), at P <0.01 (**) and at P <0.001 (***) (Two-tailed).
  2. ND means not determined.