Table 3 Mixed effects logistic regression models of the impact of larviciding on the distribution of Anopheline larvae, and influence of other parameters during baseline and intervention periods.

From: High efficacy of microbial larvicides for malaria vectors control in the city of Yaounde Cameroon following a cluster randomized trial

Parameters

Baseline

Intervention

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Study group

Non-intervention

1

  

1

Intervention

1.17 (0.69, 1.97)

0.56

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

< 0.0001

Season

Dry

1

  

1

Rainy

Excluded

 

1.65 (1.44, 1.90)

< 0.0001

Public works

No

1

  

1

Yes

Excluded

 

0.90 (0.58, 1.40)

0.63

Flooding

No

1

  

1

Yes

0.37 (0.20, 0.67)

0.001

0.74 (0.61, 0.89)

0.001

Agricultural acticities

No

1

  

1

Yes

0.71 (0.40, 1.25)

0.24

0.47 (0.28, 0.79)

0.004

  1. Public works; refer to construction of roads or buildings, Agricultural activities: refer to the exploitation of land surface for the practice of agriculture; Flooding: refer to inundated areas. OR: odd ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
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