Table 7

GEE analyses of different treatments on larval density.

Anopheline larvae

Culicine larvae

Early instars

Late Instars

Early instars

Late Instars

Explanatory variables

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p

Replicate

1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

2

15.82 (8.30–30.15)

<0.001

3.91

(1.75–8.72)

<0.001

2.61

(1.61–4.25)

<0.001

1.39

(0.64–3.01)

0.400

3

14.53 (7.80–27.05)

<0.001

0.83

(0.36–1.91)

0.661

4.27

(2.88–6.34)

<0.001

0.78

(0.38–1.60)

0.498

4

1.47 (0.59–3.64)

0.405

0.96

(0.25–3.70)

0.956

2.37

(1.63–3.46)

<0.001

1.20

(0.49–2.89)

0.691

Treatment

Water

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Urea

0.96 (0.56–1.67)

0.899

0.631

(0.30–1.35)

0.234

0.72

(0.48–1.07)

0.101

1.57

(0.78–3.13)

0.203

Cow dung

1.73 (1.20–2.50)

0.003

2.38

(1.12–5.09)

0.025

1.49

(0.97–2.28)

0.068

4.11

(2.17–7.78)

<0.001

Jarju et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:170   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-170