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Table 5 Dengue prevention practices by the respondents by observing the participants’yards in the survey (n = 231)

From: Dengue in peri-urban Pak-Ngum district, Vientiane capital of Laos: a community survey on knowledge, attitudes and practices

 

Yards containing objects

Objects filled with water

Water collection points that were covered

 

n (%) [95% C.I.]

n (%) [95% C.I.]

n (%) [95% C.I.]

Discarded tyres

63 (27.3%)

7 (11.1%)

 

[13.8 - 40.7]

[1.1 - 21.1]

Not applicable

Cans

46 (19.9%)

2 (4.5%)

 

[10.2 - 29.7]

[0–11.3]

Not applicable

Plastic bottles

47 (20.3%)

0 (0%)

 

[8.6 - 32.1]

[0.00-0.00]

Not applicable

Coconut shells

38 (16.4%)

1 (2.6%)

 

[9.2 - 23.7]

[0–8.2]

Not applicable

Flower vases

9 (3.9%)

2 (22.2%)

 

[0.5 - 7.3]

[0–76.9]

Not applicable

Holes in ground

106 (45.9%)

20 (18.7%)

 

[31.9 - 59.9]

[6.3 - 31.0]

Not applicable

Window/door screens

11 (4.8%)

 

Not applicable

[1.1 - 8.4]

Not applicable

 

Water jars

190 (82.2%)

 

41 (21.5%)

[74.2 - 90.3]

Not applicable

[12.5 - 30.4]

Water tanks

118 (51.1%)

 

12 (10.2%)

[38.9 - 63.2]

Not applicable

[2.3 - 18.1]