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Table 3 Multiple regression analysis for factors determining the presence of mosquito pupae

From: Identification and characterization of Anopheles spp. breeding habitats in the Korhogo area in northern Côte d’Ivoire: a study prior to a Bti-based larviciding intervention

Factor

Levels

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Season

Rainy season

1

  

Dry season

5.92

2.11–16.63

0.0007***

Habitat type

Rice paddies

1

  

Irrigation canals and drains

1.43

0.35–5.82

0.6151

Dams, ponds and puddles

0.25

0.08–0.77

0.0155*

Edges of rivers and streams

0.24

0.05–1.17

0.0775

Animal/human footprints

0.05

0–1.29

0.0704

Others

0.22

0.01–4.77

0.3376

General surroundings

High-density housing

1

  

Low-density housing

0.31

0.01–7.58

0.4715

Green area

0.03

0–0.70

0.0296*

Distance from human houses

100–500 m

1

  

< 100 m

0.28

0.02–3.80

0.3406

> 500 m

0.25

0.10–0.66

0.0050**

Sunlight

Sunny

1

  

Shaded

0.10

0.01–1.18

0.0671

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval