Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Table 3 Associations between the domestic presence of putative breeding sites (any type) and: (a) acknowledgement of concept ‘Mosquito Breeding1’; (b) acknowledgement of concept ‘Control Measure 1’ and (c) cumulative essential-concepts’ acknowledgement: EP-score

		Residents living in houses…
		…WITH breeding-sites		….WITHOUT breeding-sites
		n (%)	median (P₂₅-P₇₅)⁺	n (%)	median (P₂₅-P₇₅)⁺	p-value
(a) “Role of water-containers as breeding contributors (Concept 7)”	Acknowledged	699 (73 · 4)	-	177 (77 · 0)	-	0 · 272ˇ
	Did not acknowledge	253 (26 · 6)	-	53 (23 · 0)	-	0 · 272ˇ
(b) “Source reduction as an effective domestic *aegypti-* control measure (Concept 9)”	Acknowledged	728 (76 · 5)	-	184 (80 · 0)	-	0 · 253ˇ
	Did not acknowledge	224 (23 · 5)	-	46 (20 · 0)	-	0 · 253ˇ
(c) EP-score		952 (80 · 5)	5 · 0 (3 · 0 – 6 · 0)	230 (19 · 5)	5 · 0 (4 · 0 – 7 · 0)	0 · 001‘

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