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

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Mosquito control practices from survey respondents (n = households)

	Peripheral area (n = 39)		Central area (n = 40)		p value
Clean garbage	39	100%	40	100%	1
Cut vegetation	35	90%	34	85%	1
Close windows & doors^A	36	92%	28	70%	0.02
Cover containers with water	30	77%	34	85%	0.53
Eliminate standing water	31	79%	32	80%	1
Fumigation	30	77%	28	70%	0.658
Add chemicals to water to kill larvae	24	62%	26	65%	0.932
Use repellent	17	44%	23	58%	0.312
Screens on windows & doors	20	51%	19	48%	0.912
Pour burned diesel on floors & puddles	21	54%	12	30%	0.055
Burn incense or grass to make smoke	13	33%	14	35%	1
Other: mosquito nets, wash cistern, eat early, other insecticide^†	8	21%	8	20%	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.
^A p values calculated by Fisher’s Exact Test. ^†Indicates multiple responses.

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