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

Table 5 Results of multivariate generalized linear model of habitat suitability for An. funestus habitats

Characteristics	Odds ratios (95% CI)	P-value^a
1. Habitat type
River streams	1
Ground pools	1.32 (0.85, 2.04)	0.20
Pits	0.25 (0.14, 0.43)	< 0.001***
Others	0.29 (0.16, 0.53)	< 0.001***
2. Water movement
Moving	1
Stagnant	0.42 (0.29, 0.59)	< 0.001***
3. Water clarity
Clear	1
Unclear	0.67 (0.48, 0.93)	0.02*
4. Water source
Non rainwater	1
Rainwater	3.65 (2.57, 5.16)	< 0.001***
5. Water permanency
Permanent	1
Semi-permanent	0.25 (0.14, 0.42)	< 0.001***
6. Shading over habitat
None	1
Shaded	1.45 (1.08, 1.96)	0.015*
7. Algae status
None	1
Present	0.64 (1.54, 4.18)	< 0.001***
8. Environment
Cattle grazing	1
Cultivated field	1.83 (0.88, 3.79)	0.07
Scrub	1.37 (0.65, 2.89)	0.40
Mixed	2.55 (1.25, 5.18)	0.008**
Land cover significant parameters
9. Proportion of trees at 300-m buffer	2.83 (1.73, 4.62)	< 0.001***
10. Proportion of built-up area at 300-m buffer	0.34 (0.12, 0.98)	0.025*

Data in table are the odds ratios with 95% lower and upper confidence intervals (CI) and the P-values of the variables retained in the best model
^aSignificance at *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001

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