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Table 2 Percentage of habitats of different types that had Anopheles funestus larvae

From: Geospatial modelling of dry season habitats of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, in south-eastern Tanzania

Habitat type

Total number of each habitat type

Percentage of habitat type with An. funestus larvaea

River streamsb

695

74.0

Ground poolsc

212

15.0

Spring-fed wells and dug pitsd

409

4.8

Brick and concrete pitsd

49

0.6

Agricultural fields/rice fields

27

1.1

Ditch

68

4.5

Hoofprint

10

0.0

Puddle and tyre track

0

–

Total

1466

100

  1. aValues are averaged across villages
  2. bDuring the survey, river streams were divided into 50-m-long segments, and each segment was individually characterized. This habitat class also included remnant water pools on the riverbeds and, therefore, multiple segments could be part of the same river stream
  3. cGround pools included large or small marshes and ponds with stagnating water, sometimes with vegetation present
  4. dHabitats defined as pits included spring-fed wells and dug pits, as well as brick and concrete pits, and all were created by communities