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Table 3 Association between outdoor An. arabiensis landing and transfluthrin-treated fabrics (1.25 and 2.5 g/m2) around eave gaps

From: Evaluating putative repellent ‘push’ and attractive ‘pull’ components for manipulating the odour orientation of host-seeking malaria vectors in the peri-domestic space

Explanatory variables in multivariable analysisa

Odds ratio (OR)

Confidence interval (CI)

p value

 

Lower CI

Higher CI

Transfluthrin concentration on fabric strip placed on open eave gap of hut

Untreated

1

   

 1.25 g/m2

0.39

0.34

0.45

< 0.001

 2.5 g/m2

0.06

0.05

0.08

< 0.001

Time post-treatment

 < 8 days

1

   

 > 8 days

1.22

0.82

1.81

0.325

Interaction between transfluthrin concentration × time post-treatment

 1.25 g/m2 × <8 days

1

   

 2.5 g/m2 × <8 days

1

   

 1.25 g/m2 × >8 days

1.07

0.81

1.40

0.641

 2.5 g/m2 × >8 days

2.78

2.02

3.82

< 0.001

  1. aHuman landing collections were done nightly for 4 h (19.00–23.00 h).