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Table 3 Temephos coverage, and beliefs of household respondents in 45 intervention and 45 control sites

From: Coverage and beliefs about temephos application for control of dengue vectors and impact of a community-based prevention intervention: secondary analysis from the Camino Verde trial in Mexico

Variable

Intervention sites

Percent (fraction)

Control sites

Percent (fraction)

RD and 95% CIca

Temephos coverage

Temephos placed in water within last 2 months

39.4 (1804/4581)

44.8 (1969/4397)

−0.054 (−0.167 to 0.059) P = 0.49

5+ visits by temephos team within last 12 months

10.6 (543/5107)

7.2 (358/4970)

−0.034 (−0.004 to 0.072) p = 0.06

Temephos present in at least one water container

16.5 (839/5088)

26.0 (1262/4849)

−0.095 (−0.182 to − 0.009) P = 0.02

Temephos retained <1 month or no temephos

41.8 (1831/4382)

31.6 (1336/4222)

0.102 (0.019 to 0.18) p = 0.095

Beliefs and opinions

Bathing in water with temephos is harmful

22.2% (1086/4884)

14.7% (688/4683)

0.075 (0.049 to 0.10) p = <0.0001

Drinking or cooking with water with temephos is harmful

63.4% (2832/4469)

60.3% (2482/4117)

0.031 (−0.020 to 0.051) p = 0.197

Temephos and fumigation is the best way to control mosquitos

82.7% (4377/5291)

86.7% (4405/5079)

−0.04 (−0.067 to − 0.013) p = 0.004

  1. RD risk difference
  2. 95% CIca cluster adjusted 95% confidence interval
  3. Bold font indicates associations significant at the 5% level