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Table 4 Association of EP-Incomplete Scores and presence of domestic breeding sites

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

Essential topic excluded

Residents living in houses

Residents living in houses

p -value‘

WITH breeding-sites

WITHOUT breeding-sites

 

n; median (P25-P75)+

n; median (P25-P75)+

 

Medical importance

137 ; 2 · 0 (2 · 0 – 4 · 0)

25 ; 3 · 0 (1 · 0 – 4 · 0)

0.615

Local risk

484 ; 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 5 · 0)

106 ; 4 · 0 (3 · 0 – 5 · 0)

0.399

Domestic attribute

267 ; 3 · 0 (2 · 0 – 4 · 0)

60 ; 3 · 0 (2 · 0 – 4 · 0)

0.515

Mosquito breeding

138 ; 3 · 0 (2 · 0 – 4 · 0)

26 ; 3 · 0 (1 · 0 – 3 · 0)

0.367

Control measures

155 ; 3 · 0 (2 · 0 – 3 · 0)

29 ; 2 · 0 (1 · 0 – 3 · 0)

0.351

  1. Incomplete EP-score covered only four out of the five Essential Topics.
  2. ‘Mann–Whitney test; +Weighted Average method.