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Table 3 Effect of host source of blood meal on oviposition of caged Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Mbita strain)

From: Analysing the oviposition behaviour of malaria mosquitoes: design considerations for improving two-choice egg count experiments

 

Mean (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Percentage of blood-fed mosquitoes gravid at dissection

 Human arm

83 (68–92)

1

 

 Rabbit

59 (44–73)

0.30 (0.14–0.66)

0.030

Percentage of gravid mosquitoes that laid eggs in cage experiments

 Human arm

72 (57–83)

1

 

 Rabbit

73 (59–84)

1.07 (0.95–1.20)

0.852

Number of eggs per gravid female that laid

 Human arm

64.0 (57.1–71.8)

1

 

 Rabbit

62.1 (52.2–73.9)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

0.661

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval.