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Table 5 Bayesian model to estimate the probability of mosquito infection by feeding visit and assay

From: Consistency and reproducibility of independent feedings using blood from two consecutive days at varying Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte densities based on both direct membrane feeding assay and direct skin feeding assay

Outcome

Effective

sample

Mean

Median

Low

High

Probability of infection (Baseline visit, DMFA)

1338

6.0%

6.0%

4.4%

8.2%

Odds ratio for the probability of infection DSFA vs DMFA

1210

0.74

0.74

0.47

1.15

Odds ratio for the probability of infection Final vs Baseline

1222

0.50

0.50

0.30

0.80

Dispersion parameter

1592

16.67

15.81

4.11

32.87

  1. LCI, UCI: 95% limits of the credible intervals
  2. Effective sample out of 107 simulations
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Malaria Journal

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