Table 3 Mediation of distances to roads/structures and mosquito prevention measures on the association between environmental capital and immature mosquito abundance, Coatepeque and Génova, Guatemala, 2017
Characteristic | Controlled direct effect | Natural indirect effect | Total effect | Proportion mediated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
Total number of larvae | |||||||
Fumigated house | 1.30* | 1.12, 1.48 | −0.14 | −0.37, 0.10 | 1.16* | 0.88, 1.45 | −0.12 |
Cleaned containers | 1.24* | 1.06, 1.43 | −0.12 | −0.53, 0.28 | 1.12* | 0.65, 1.56 | −0.10 |
Distance to paved road (m) | −0.26* | −0.46, − 0.08 | 5.51* | 5.15, 5.88 | 5.25* | 4.95, 5.52 | 1.05 |
Distance to highway (m) | 1.16* | 0.98, 1.34 | −0.03 | − 0.05, 0.02 | 1.13* | 0.94, 1.35 | −0.03 |
Distance to nearest structure (m) | −0.01* | −0.23, − 0.19 | 3.22* | 2.80, 3.65 | 3.21* | 2.83, 3.59 | 1.00 |
Total number of pupae | |||||||
Fumigated house | 0.01 | −0.08, 0.10 | −0.05 | − 0.13, 0.03 | −0.03 | − 0.16, 0.09 | 0.73 |
Cleaned containers | −0.03 | −0.13, 0.06 | − 0.02 | −0.08, 0.04 | − 0.04 | −0.17, 0.06 | 0.33 |
Distance to paved road (m) | −0.31* | −0.39, − 0.23 | 1.53* | 1.39, 1.66 | 1.22* | 1.11, 1.31 | 1.25 |
Distance to highway (m) | −0.03 | −0.13, 0.06 | − 0.01 | −0.03, 0.02 | − 0.04 | −0.15, 0.08 | 0.18 |
Distance to nearest structure (m) | −0.31* | −0.42, − 0.21 | 0.85* | 0.71, 1.01 | 0.55* | 0.41, 0.68 | 1.56 |