Table 2 Mean proportion of inseminated Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis from the semi-field experiment
From: Wild populations of malaria vectors can mate both inside and outside human dwellings
| Â | Collection setting | Anopheles funestus | Anopheles arabiensis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. females collected | Proportion inseminated (95% CI) | OR (95%CI) for insemination | P-value | No. females collected | Proportion inseminated (95% CI) | OR (95%CI) for insemination | P-value | ||
Studies in semi-field system | Outdoor | 908 | 20.9% (18.1 - 23.7 | Ref | Â | 568 | 42.3% (36.8 - 47.8) | Ref | Â |
Indoor | 792 | 25.2% (21.8 - 28.6) | 0.56 (0.51–0.62) | 0.03 | 568 | 47.4% (42.7 - 52.1) | 0.55 (0.49–0.61) | 0.11 | |
Exit trap | 133 | 16.8% (8.5 - 25.1) | 0.36 (0.26–0.48) | 0.026 | 298 | 37.1% (30.3 - 43.9) | 0.44 (0.37–0.52) | 0.13 | |
| Â | Anopheles sp. | Indoor | Outdoor | Exit trap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
Interspecies comparison in a semi-field experiment | An. funestus | Ref | Â | Ref | Â | Ref | Â |
An. arabiensis | 1.79 (1.33–2.41) |  < 0.001 | 2.23 (1.62–3.08) |  < 0.001 | 2.94 (1.77–4.90) |  < 0.001 | |