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Table 4 Biting location of An. gambiae (s.l.) in IRS and control areas

From: Efficacy of Actellic 300 CS-based indoor residual spraying on key entomological indicators of malaria transmission in Alibori and Donga, two regions of northern Benin

Period

Area

Location

No. collected

Person/night

HBR (b/p/n)

P-value

Before IRS (June–October 2016)

Future IRS

Indoor

1156

128

9.03

0.00098

Outdoor

1002

128

7.83

After 1st IRS round (June–September 2017)

IRS

Indoor

544

112

4.86

< 0.0001

Outdoor

1150

112

10.27

Control

Indoor

678

52

13.04

< 0.0001

Outdoor

446

52

8.58

After 2nd IRS round (June–August 2018)

IRS

Indoor

599

80

7.49

0.233

Outdoor

642

80

8.03

Control

Indoor

568

40

14.2

< 0.0001

Outdoor

313

40

7.83

  1. Abbreviations: HBR, human biting rate; b/p/n, bite/person/night