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Table 1 Mortality of Anopheles gambiae s.l. exposed to deltamethrin and permethrin alone as well as PBO + deltamethrin and PBO + permethrin in 2015 and 2016 in the southern sector

From: Evaluation of piperonyl butoxide in enhancing the efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides against resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ghana

Region

Sentinel site

Insecticide

2015

2016

Total tested

% Mortality

CI 95% Mortality

p value

Total tested

% Mortality

CI 95% mortality

p value

Greater Accra

Ada

Deltamethrin

80

68.8

±2.3

1.16E−13

98

4.1

±0.6

3.13E−19

PBO + deltamethrin

80

100.0

±0.0

94

93.6

±1.4

Permethrin

80

75.0

±2.8

2.66E−15

98

19.4

±0.4

1.00E+00

PBO + permethrin

80

97.5

±0.6

98

19.4

±0.4

Weija

Deltamethrin

80

16.3

±4.4

3.22E−05

96

8.3

±1.2

2.11E−05

PBO + deltamethrin

80

43.8

±10.5

99

32.3

±1.8

Permethrin

80

12.5

±2.6

6.79E−02

99

5.1

±0.4

3.28E−01

PBO + permethrin

80

7.5

±1.1

93

7.5

±1.4

Central

Gomoa Obuasi

Deltamethrin

100

19.0

±1.7

1.16E−14

80

20.0

±1.8

1.79E−12

PBO + deltamethrin

80

93.8

±1.6

86

90.7

±1.7

Permethrin

80

3.8

±1.1

1.88E−08

85

1.2

±0.5

4.56E−08

PBO + permethrin

80

38.8

±3.9

94

33.0

±2.4

Twifo Praso

Deltamethrin

80

36.3

±1.4

3.54E−07

73

13.7

±1.5

8.78E−06

PBO + deltamethrin

80

82.5

±4.1

71

52.1

±3.4

Permethrin

80

21.3

±1.9

3.00E−10

90

5.6

±0.5

2.81E−04

PBO + permethrin

80

76.3

±1.9

81

25.9

±3.4

Eastern

Akuse

Deltamethrin

80

37.5

±3.6

1.2E−09

93

8.6

±2.1

1.1E−16

PBO + deltamethrin

80

97.5

±0.6

92

91.3

±1.7

Permethrin

80

51.3

±1.4

1.8E−06

90

31.1

±1.6

1.8E−06

PBO + permethrin

80

98.8

±0.5

93

72.0

±2.1

Kade

Deltamethrin

80

65.0

±8.8

4.65E−04

87

13.5

±0.9

9.93E−09

PBO + deltamethrin

80

100.0

±0.0

83

72.8

±2.3

Permethrin

80

17.5

±0.6

2.45E−13

86

1.2

±0.5

3.46E−03

PBO + permethrin

80

85.0

±0.9

80

12.5

±1.3

Volta

Nkwanta

Deltamethrin

80

82.4

±3.0

7.90E−02

87

47.1

±1.4

7.80E−05

PBO + deltamethrin

80

100.0

±0.0

83

90.4

±2.6

Permethrin

80

27.5

±1.9

1.35E−08

82

17.1

±1.5

3.77E−04

PBO + permethrin

80

77.5

±4.9

71

46.5

±3.6

Afife

Deltamethrin

80

76.3

±1.1

7.07E−02

83

43.4

±6.4

1.28E−06

PBO + deltamethrin

80

93.8

±1.1

85

92.9

±0.6

Permethrin

80

10.8

±4.2

2.18E−07

83

31.3

±2.8

3.94E−01

PBO + permethrin

80

45.9

±2.8

83

26.5

±1.6

Western

Prestea

Deltamethrin

80

75.0

±0.9

1.24E−02

88

13.6

±0.8

1.47E−15

PBO + deltamethrin

80

100.0

±0.0

88

97.7

±0.9

Permethrin

80

91.3

±0.5

3.82E−01

81

27.2

±4.9

7.04E−10

PBO + Permethrin

80

100.0

±0.0

88

85.2

±0.9

Sefwi Wiawso

Deltamethrin

80

25.0

±2.4

1.16E−13

72

30.6

±3.8

6.14E−07

PBO + deltamethrin

80

98.8

±0.5

80

75.0

±1.9

Permethrin

80

15.0

±2.0

2.66E−15

76

11.8

±2.3

5.69E−05

PBO + permethrin

80

90.0

±2.0

83

37.3

±3.2

  1. PBO piperonyl butoxide, CI confidence interval, nd could not be determined, the numbers in italics showed the non-significant p values