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Table 1 Distribution of total habitat surveyed and habitats that had at least mosquito larvae and habitats that had atleast one An. funestus mosquitoes

From: Societal uses of the main water bodies inhabited by malaria vectors and implications for larval source management

Habitat type

Water bodies surveyed

Water identified used by community

Larval habitats

Habitats with An. funestus

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

River streams

376 (41)

353 (42)

226 (37)

112 (52)

Ground pools

37 (4)

33 (4)

31 (5)

15 (7)

Dug pits

208 (22)

188 (22)

135 (22)

14 (7)

Rice fields

65 (7)

64 (8)

53 (8)

12 (6)

Ditches

208 (22)

178 (21)

139 (23)

57 (27)

Puddles

37 (4)

21 (3)

28 (5)

3 (1)

Totals

931 (100)

837 (100)

612 (100)

213 (100)