Table 2 Correlation (r = 0.681, P < 0.001) between rainfall and female Anopheles density in the study area. Square root transformation formula X1= √X+0.5, where X1 is the transformed value and X is the actual value
Month | Anopheles density | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual values in intervention site | Transformed values in intervention site | Actual values in control site | Transformed values in control site | Total Anopheles densities in both sites | Rainfall (mm) | |
First year | ||||||
 October 2012 | 8 | 2.92 | 36 | 6.04 | 8.96 | 12.42 |
 November 2012 | 17 | 4.18 | 58 | 7.65 | 11.83 | 3.03 |
 December 2012 | 1 | 1.22 | 33 | 5.79 | 7.01 | 5.07 |
 January 2013 | 0 | 0.71 | 45 | 6.75 | 7.46 | 2.30 |
 February 2013 | 0 | 0.71 | 37 | 6.12 | 6.83 | 2.45 |
 March 2013 | 2 | 1.58 | 30 | 5.52 | 7.10 | 6.24 |
 April 2013 | 35 | 5.96 | 53 | 7.31 | 13.27 | 14.96 |
 May 2013 | 12 | 3.54 | 40 | 6.36 | 9.90 | 11.05 |
 June 2013 | 8 | 2.92 | 20 | 4.53 | 7.45 | 12.20 |
 July 2013 | 8 | 2.92 | 26 | 5.15 | 8.07 | 10.54 |
 August 2013 | 1 | 1.22 | 21 | 4.64 | 5.86 | 7.20 |
 September 2013 | 36 | 6.04 | 109 | 10.46 | 16.50 | 16.34 |
 Total | 128 | 33.92 | 508 | 76.32 | 110.24 | 103.80 |
Second year | ||||||
 October 2013 | 86 | 9.30 | 88 | 9.41 | 18.71 | 17.59 |
 November 2013 | 2 | 1.58 | 52 | 7.25 | 8.83 | 0.71 |
 December 2013 | 0 | 0.71 | 57 | 7.58 | 8.29 | 2.70 |
 January 2014 | 1 | 1.22 | 53 | 7.31 | 8.53 | 3.19 |
 February 2014 | 0 | 0.71 | 45 | 6.75 | 7.46 | 5.39 |
 March 2014 | 6 | 2.55 | 51 | 7.18 | 9.73 | 7.26 |
 April 2014 | 78 | 8.86 | 117 | 10.84 | 19.70 | 20.23 |
 May 2014 | 36 | 6.04 | 56 | 7.52 | 13.56 | 15.26 |
 June 2014 | 9 | 3.08 | 21 | 4.64 | 7.72 | 17.48 |
 July 2014 | 7 | 2.74 | 20 | 4.53 | 7.27 | 18.24 |
 August 2014 | 24 | 4.95 | 61 | 7.84 | 12.79 | 15.03 |
 September 2014 | 80 | 8.97 | 171 | 13.09 | 22.06 | 22.63 |
 Total | 329 | 50.71 | 792 | 93.94 | 144.65 | 145.71 |