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Table 2 Comparative data for the number of positive and negative sites and the number of individuals per site for each resting and breeding habitat category

From: Diurnal adult resting sites and breeding habitats of phlebotomine sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

Habitat category

No. of positive sites

No. of negative sites

χ2

P-value

Mean no. of sand flies

P-valuea

Resting sites

 Betel bush

1

5

8

> 0.05

4

> 0.05

 Cattle hut

1

24

7

 Piles of coconut shells

1

5

10

 Latrine

1

27

1

 Manna bush

1

14

5

 Pepper bush

2

16

2

 Termite hole

2

41

1.5

 Tree hole

1

31

2

Breeding sites

 Cattle hut (floor)

1

24

5

> 0.05

2

> 0.05

 Rice paddy mud flat

3

11

2.67

 Rice paddy moist soil

3

8

4

 Soil below decaying hay

1

4

3

 Drying irrigational tank bottom moist soil

1

4

4

  1. aKruskal-Wallis test