Table 3 Knowledge of the efficacy of various preventive actions among Americans traveling to Zika endemic countries (N = 460)
From: Zika knowledge and prevention practices among U.S. travelers: a large cross-sectional survey study
Action | N (%) |
|---|---|
I. Effective prevention actions | |
Vector-related prevention | |
Mosquito repellant | 401 (87.2) |
Covering clothes | 346 (75.2) |
Mosquito nets | 297 (64.6) |
Window and door screens | 274 (59.6) |
Mosquito coils/fire | 270 (58.7) |
Remove standing water | 255 (55.4) |
Spray/fumigate | 171 (37.2) |
Sexual-related prevention | |
Condoms | 162 (35.2) |
Abstinence | 126 (27.4) |
II. Non-effective prevention actions | |
Clean household | 141 (30.7) |
Drink clean water | 127 (27.6) |
Non-barrier contraception | 47 (10.2) |