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Table 3 Metrics of movement patterns among participants, stratified by sex, PCR positivity at the second visit, and peak vector biting hours

From: The use of GPS data loggers to describe the impact of spatio-temporal movement patterns on malaria control in a high-transmission area of northern Zambia

 

Males

Females

P value*

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Overall

Total distance traveled (km)

145.0 (58.3–255.5)

14.0–1169.0

79.7 (28.9–158.2)

2.1–511.8

0.01

Average distance per day (km)

5.9 (2.4–8.9)

0.7–42.7

2.4 (1.0–4.5)

0.1–15.5

0.003

Maximum distance from home (km)

8.7 (2.0–14.1)

0.2–165.9

3.2 (1.5–7.1)

0.1–212.4

0.03

Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m)

6.4 (2.6–14.3)

0.5–23.9

3.8 (1.4–6.5)

0.1–23.8

0.02

Peak biting hours a

Total distance traveled

26.8 (14.2–42.7)

1.9–174.8

17.3 (7.9–34.1)

0.9–74.8

0.04

Average distance per day

2.4 (1.3–3.1)

0.2–11.7

1.4 (0.6–2.2)

0.1–9.2

0.01

Maximum distance from home

2.4 (0.6–9.2)

0.06–154.9

1.7 (0.4–3.4)

0.07–212.4

0.2

Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m)

2.9 (0.9–6.3)

0.01–12.0

1.3 (0.5–2.5)

0.1–12.0

0.06

 

PCR+

PCR−

P value*

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Overall

Total distance traveled (km)

78.3 (28.2–130.0)

7.4–346.1

88.2 (52.8–181.7)

6.7–1169.0

0.4

Average distance per day (km)

3.0 (1.2–3.9)

0.3–10.1

2.8 (1.8 - 6.5)

0.3–42.7

0.4

Maximum distance from home (km)

4.2 (2.3–8.0)

0.3–16.4

3.7 (1.9–8.8)

0.2–212.4

0.9

Average hours away from home per day (> 50 m)

2.6 (1.3–6.4)

0.5–10.0

4.5 (2.3–6.8)

0.8–23.9

0.3

Peak biting hours a

Total distance traveled

15.9 (8.3–30.1)

2.2–58.4

21.6 (10.1–37.0)

1.9–174.8

0.7

Average distance per day

1.8 (0.6–2.2)

0.2–3.9

1.8 (0.8–2.6)

0.2–11.7

0.6

Maximum distance from home

2.2 (0.7–4.0)

0.1–9.2

1.8 (0.6–4.0)

0.1–212.4

0.7

Average hours away from home per night (> 50 m)

1.0 (0.5–2.7)

0.2–5.0

1.6 (0.8–2.8)

0.01–12.0

0.5

  1. * Wilcoxon rank sum test
  2. aPeak biting hours from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.