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Table 5 Bivariate associations with household index

From: Aedes aegypti breeding ecology in Guerrero: cross-sectional study of mosquito breeding sites from the baseline for the Camino Verde trial in Mexico

Variable

Positive householdsa

OR

95% CIca

Proportion

%

  

Number of water containers in household

 4–51

756/4646

16.3

1.55

1.33–1.80

 1–3

820/7349

11.2

  

Respondent knew about the dengue vector

 Yes

322/2302

14

1.10

0.93–1.29

 No

1219/9420

12.9

  

Household use

 Home

1490/11355

13.1

0.97

0.74–1.27

 Business/home-business

83/618

13.4

  

Area of residence

 Rural

907/6494

14

1.17

0.82–1.67

 Urban

669/5501

12.2

  

Household type

 Permanent or semi-permanent

942/6721

14

1.19

0.97–1.47

 Temporary or provisional

627/5215

12

  

Temephos in at least one water container

 Yes

468/4644

10.1

0.63

0.57–0.94

 No

1108/7351

15.1

  

Household uses anti-mosquito products

 Yes

745/5260

14.2

1.17

1.04–1.33

 No

824/6683

12.3

  

Household head with remunerated employment

 No

342/2166

15.8

1.30

1.13–1.50

 Yes

1221/9704

12.6

  

Region

 Acapulco

523/4131

12.7

0.94

0.64–1.37

 Costa Grande &Costa Chica

1053/7864

13.4

  

Education of household head

 0–5 years of primary school

748/4910

15.2

1.35

1.17–1.56

 6 or more years of primary school

822/6988

11.8

  

Language spoken at home

 Spanish

1457/10905

13.4

1.26

0.84–1.84

 Indigenous language

117/1076

10.9

  

Regular water service

 Yes

1295/10095

12.8

0.85

0.53–1.36

 No

281/1076

14.8

  

Garbage collection service

 Yes

932/7272

12.8

0.93

0.65–1.33

 No

644/4723

13.6

  
  1. aA positive household had at least one container in which Ae. aegypti larvae or pupae were found
  2. 95% CIca = cluster adjusted 95% confidence interval
  3. Bold font indicates an association significant at the 5% level