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Table 6 Factors influencing the number of pupae of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Brazzaville

From: Larval ecology and infestation indices of two major arbovirus vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), in Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of the Congo

Factor

Modality

Ae. aegypti

Ae. albopictus

Estimate

SE

z-value

Estimate

SE

z-value

Neighbourhoods location

Downtown

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Suburb

− 25.81***

0.7024

− 36.74

1.38**

0.43

3.25

Rural

3.55**

1.19

2.970

0.52

0.73

0.72

Container types

Axils of plants

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Discarded tanks

170.22

6.71 × 107

0

0.92

3.41

0.27

Flower-pots

169.99

6.71 × 107

0

1.42

3.47

0.41

Miscellaneous

132.82

6.71 × 107

0

− 0.95

3.47

− 0.28

Storage tanks

148.40

6.71 × 107

0

− 1.04

3.43

− 0.30

Used tyres

175.28

6.71 × 107

0

1.61

3.54

0.45

Container colour

Dark

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Light

− 11.27***

1.37

− 8.22

1.35

0.88

1.53

Transparent

− 38.44***

1.58

− 24.28

− 0.14

0.99

− 0.14

Container material

Metal

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Plastic

15.01

0.89

16.83

na

na

na

Rubber

na

na

na

na

na

na

Miscellaneous

30.05

1.40

21.46

na

na

na

Container volume

Low (< 5 l)

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Medium (5–50 l)

− 13.92***

0.66

− 20.94

na

na

na

High (> 50 l)

23.68***

1.58

14.91

na

na

na

Water volume

Low (< 5 l)

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Medium (5–50 l)

4.79***

0.80

5.96

na

na

na

High (> 50 l)

− 84.72***

4.69

− 18.05

na

na

na

Water source

Tap

4.06***

1.13

3.58

na

na

na

Rain

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Water quality

Clear

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Turbid

− 0.97

0.73

− 1.325

1.98***

0.44

4.37

Polluted

3.24

2.19

1.48

− 30.34

7.66×107

0

Shade

None

− 9.75***

0.65

− 14.99

− 1.12**

0.39

− 2.82

Partial

− 10.26

1.06

− 9.65

− 0.7451

0.59

− 1.25

Full

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Plant residues

Yes

9.33***

0.71

13.10

na

na

na

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Presence of surrounding vegetation

Yes

15.56***

0.96

16.14

1.47***

0.4212

3.49

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Distance to nearest plant

0–5 m

19.56***

1.04

18.71

na

na

na

5–10 m

18.94***

2.09

9.02

na

na

na

> 10 m

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

Distance to nearest building

0–5 m

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

5–10 m

5.69***

0.83

6.77

− 1.69**

0.57

− 3.23

Distance to ground

0–1 m

Ref

Ref

Ref

na

na

na

1–3 m

4.94*

2.38

2.07

na

na

na

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.0001
  2. Abbreviations: na, not applicable; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference (the reference for each factor were randomly selected by the software) is a comparator group; SE, standard error; distance in meters (m), volume in litres (l)