Table 3

Comparison of the mean mortality rates when Anopheles from oily and non oily sites are exposed to permethrin


Oily breeding site
Non oily breeding site

Number of breeding sites surveyed during the study
12
3
Number of tested females of An. gambiae from identified breeding sites
833
236
Mortality rates (mean) recorded with Anopheles from each type of breeding sites following exposure to permethrin
82.%
97.6%
Variance (mortality rates in surveyed localities)
4.33
47.7
Pv. Comparing the mean mortalities (following exposure to permethrin) recorded with mosquito emerging from oily and non oily breeding sites
Pv = 0.00151

Djouaka et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:159   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-159

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