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Table 4 Description of the quantitative remotely-sensed and meteorological explicative variables associated with Anopheles larval densities in ponds

From: Utilization of combined remote sensing techniques to detect environmental variables influencing malaria vector densities in rural West Africa

Variable

 

Anopheles larval density* < 28

Anopheles larval density* > = 28 and < 47

Anopheles larval density* > = 47 and < 82

Anopheles larval density* > = 82

 

n observations = 73

n = 17

n = 19

n = 18

n = 19

NDVI (mean within pond + 10 m ring)

Range

-0.02; 0.21

-0.12; 0.30

-0.12; 0.30

-0.12; 0.30

 

Mean and 95% CI

0.07 [0.04; 0.11]

0.09 [0.04; 0.14]

0.04 [-0.01; 0.10]

0.01 [-0.04; 0.05]

 

25-50-75 percentiles

0.00; 0.05; 0.13

0.00; 0.05; 0.21

-0.01; 0.04; 0.05

-0.05; 0.00; 0.05

Night LST (weekly mean for the survey area) In °C

Range

20.5; 23.1

20.5; 23.1

20.5; 23.1

21.2; 23.1

 

Mean and 95% CI

21.4 [21.0; 21.8]

22.0 [21.6; 22.4]

21.9 [21.5; 22.3]

22.5 [22.2; 22.7]

 

25-50-75 percentiles

20.5; 21.1; 21.9

21.1; 22.1; 22.6

21.1; 21.9; 22.7

21.9; 22.6; 23.0

  1. * Larval density = number of larvae per sample (8 dips per pond per date). Categories were chosen following quantiles.