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Table 6 Description of the quantitative remotely-sensed and meteorological explicative variables associated with the adult Anopheles densities in villages

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

Variable

 

Anopheles adult density* < 110

Anopheles adult density > = 110 and < 145

Anopheles adult density > = 145 and < 240

Anopheles adult density > = 240

 

n observations = 55

n = 12

n = 15

n = 14

n = 14

NDPI

(mean in 500 m buffer around study villages)

Range

0.06; 0.13

0.06; 0.13

0.06; 0.13

0.06; 0.13

 

Mean and 95% CI

0.09 [0.07; 0.10]

0.08 [0.08; 0.09]

0.08 [0.07; 0.09]

0.09 [0.08; 0.10]

 

25-50-75 percentiles

0.07; 0.08; 0.09

0.07; 0.09; 0.10

0.07; 0.08; 0.08

0.08; 0.09; 0.10

Day LST(weekly mean for the survey area)

In °C

Range

27.0; 33.0

26.2; 33.0

23.1; 30.6

23.1; 27.7

 

Mean and 95% CI

29.9 [29.0; 30.9]

29.6 [28.8; 30.4]

26.9 [25.6; 28.2]

24.5 [23.8; 25.3]

 

25-50-75 percentiles

29.5; 29.8; 30.4

28.7; 30.0; 30.3

24.4; 27.7; 28.7

23.5; 23.8; 25.4

Rainfall amount (sum during 15 preceding days for each village)

In mm

Range

22.1; 92.0

15.3; 147.4

22.1; 168.4

38.1; 220.2

 

Mean and 95% CI

55.2 [39.6; 70.8]

51.9 [34.0; 69.7]

91.2 [64.3; 118.2]

145.7 [114.8; 176.6]

 

25-50-75 percentiles

36.6; 46.5; 78.7

25.6; 38.1; 73.6

41.2; 83.3; 131.2

131.3; 148.8; 175.3