Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the group of people who accepted or were reluctant about treatment with fumigation
Acceptance n = 206 | % | Rejection n = 204 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Sex; n (%) | ||||
Women | 159 | 77.2 | 156 | 76.5 |
Men | 47 | 22.8 | 48 | 23.5 |
Occupation; n (%) | ||||
Head of Household and/or housewife | 159 | 77.2 | 143 | 70.1 |
Student | 9 | 4.4 | 13 | 6.4 |
Informal | 15 | 7.3 | 29 | 14.2 |
Unemployed | 11 | 5.3 | 10 | 4.9 |
Retiree | 12 | 5.8 | 9 | 4.4 |
Age in years; median (IQR) | 49 | 37–62 | 51 | 34–62 |
Educational level; n (%) | ||||
Elementary school or less | 73 | 35.4 | 77 | 37.7 |
Any level of high school | 103 | 50.0 | 88 | 43.1 |
Any level of higher education | 30 | 14.6 | 38 | 18.7 |
Missing value | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Believes that fumigation is beneficial; n (%) | ||||
Yes | 203 | 98.5 | 177 | 86.8 |
No | 1 | 0.5 | 27 | 13.2 |
Missing value | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Time lived in neighborhood (y); median (IQR) | 25 | 11–40 | 20 | 7–36 |
Amount of time in house; n (%) | ||||
All the time | 174 | 84.5 | 158 | 77.5 |
Only in the mornings | 11 | 5.3 | 19 | 9.3 |
Only in the afternoons | 7 | 3.4 | 7 | 3.4 |
Only at night | 14 | 6.8 | 20 | 9.9 |