Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni transmission in hotspots at the late stage of elimination in Egypt

Table 5 Predictors of snail population growth (Kafr El-Sheikh, 2019)

Total count of Biomphalaria alexandrina	β	OR (95% CI)	P
(Intercept)	− 15.37	0.00 (0.0001–0.002)	< 0.001**
Depth
< 0.5 m®		1.00
0.5–1 m	− 0.89	0.41(0.012–0.82)	0.01*
> 1 m	− 1.80	0.17 (0.001–0.31)	< 0.001**
pH	2.61	13.54 (3.36–54.54)	< 0.001**
TDS (mg/l)	− 0.01	0.99 (0.60–0.98)	< 0.001**
Temperature	− 0.53	0.59 (0.44–0.78)	< 0.001**

Reference value ® is < 0.5 m; Statistical significance P < 0.05; **: high statistical significance P < 0.01
TDS Total dissolved solids, OR Odd ratio, CI Confidential interval

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