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Table 5 Average distance between negative and positive larval habitats and the nearest house in the states of Cordoba, Nariño and Valle del Cauca (2011–2012)

From: Larval habitat characteristics of the main malaria vectors in the most endemic regions of Colombia: potential implications for larval control

SITE (n)

Sampled larval habitats

Positive larval habitats

Negative larval habitats

df

F

p value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Córdoba (172)

56.3 (56.3)

57.2 (52.4)

55.8 (58.7)

1; 170

0.25

0.874

Nariño (221)

20.12 (32.7)

22.7 (35.0)

19.5 (32.3)

1; 219

0.31

0.578

Valle del Cauca (699)

143.2 (183.7)

205.7 (21.9)

136.8 (179.6)

1; 697

5.93

0.015**

  1. ANOVA (α = 0.05)
  2. SD standard deviation, df degrees of freedom
  3. The larval habitats were sampled once in different months of the year
  4. ** Significant p < 0.05