Table 3 Factors associated with the abundance of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
Ecological predictors | Number of observations | Estimate of regression coefficient β | 95% Confidence interval | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Access to water | ||||
Tap | 44 | 1 | – | – |
Rain | 26 | 2.51 | [− 2.0, 7.0] | 0.274 |
River | 33 | 1.81 | [− 2.4, 6.0] | 0.397 |
Wells | 6 | − 0.29 | [− 8.3, 7.7] | 0.943 |
Vegetation type | ||||
Urban forest | 20 | 1 | – | – |
Herbaceous | 49 | 1.26 | [-2.0, 4.6] | 0.448 |
Rubber field | 6 | 15.9 | [10, 22 | < 0.001 |
Tropical forest | 20 | 0.55 | [− 3.4, 4.5] | 0.783 |
Type of crops | ||||
No cultivated crops | 50 | 1 | – | – |
Hevea brasiliensis | 4 | 23.19 | [17, 30] | < 0.001 |
Manihot esculenta | 21 | 3.34 | [0.18, 6.5] | 0.038 |
Presence of fruit trees | ||||
No | 29 | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 52 | − 1.69 | [− 5.3, 1.9] | 0.346 |
Presence of breeding sites | ||||
No | 33 | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 48 | 2.28 | [− 1.2, 5.7] | 0.192 |
Status of breeding sitea | ||||
Negative | 25 | 1 | – | – |
Positive | 23 | 5.52 | [0.02, 11] | 0.049 |