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Table 1 Socio-demographic information of survey respondents (n = households)

From: A social-ecological analysis of community perceptions of dengue fever and Aedes aegypti in Machala, Ecuador

 

Peripheral area (n = 39)

Central area (n = 40)

p value

Number of people in surveyed households

170

162

 

People with self-reported previous dengue infection (% of people in surveyed households)

33

19%

32

20%

1

People with previous dengue infection who sought medical care (% of infected people) A

25

76%

30

94%

0.082

Young family (mean age <35)

30

77%

20

50%

0.025

Female head of household

10

26%

12

30%

0.856

Head of household with post-secondary education

9

24%

12

32%

0.608

Head of household immigrated for work in the past 2 years

5

13%

8

20%

0.613

Head of household is currently employed or seeking workA

36

92%

34

85%

0.481

Access to sewerageA

30

77%

40

100%

0.002

Access to municipal garbage collectionA

33

85%

40

100%

0.011

Piped water inside the house

20

51%

35

88%

0.001

Daily or weekly interruptions in the piped water supplyA

15

39%

3

8%

0.001

Water storage in cisterns or covered elevated tanksA

25

66%

37

95%

0.001

Water stored in other containers

21

54%

9

23%

0.008

  1. p values ≤0.05 indicate significant differences between the study areas; values were calculated using Pearson’s Chi-squared test with Yates continuity correction, unless otherwise indicated.
  2. A p values calculated by Fisher’s Exact Test.