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Table 4 Types of water containers inspected and pupae productivity

From: Risk of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya transmission in the metropolitan area of Cucuta, Colombia: cross-sectional analysis, baseline for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a novel vector tool for water containers

Type of containers

# containers

%

Positive container

%

Pupae count (n*)

%* Productivity

Concrete ground laundry tank (lavadero)

5,528

38.4%

1,277

23.1%

17,613.2

86.3%

Concrete ground tank for water storing

1,447

10.1%

119

8.2%

1,661.1

8.1%

Plastic tank

1,624

11.3%

119

7.3%

688.8

3.4%

Buckets

1,446

10.1%

138

9.5%

238

1.2%

Elevated tank

3,529

24.5%

30

0.9%

124

0.6%

Metal barrel

137

1.0%

30

21.9%

46.5

0.2%

Sinks

67

0.5%

6

9.0%

8

0.0%

Flowerpot

95

0.7%

21

22.1%

8

0.0%

Others (including natural habits)

72

0.5%

9

14.1%

5

0.0%

Jars/pots

118

0.8%

5

4.2%

4

0.0%

Wheels

75

0.5%

15

20.0%

4

0.0%

Fuel jars (pimpinas)

121

0.8%

3

2.5%

0

0.0%

Water bottles

127

0.9%

4

3.1%

0

0.0%

Total

14,386

 

1,776

12.3%

20,400.6

 
  1. Pupal productivity: n* = total number of pupae for all containers of that type; %* = (total number of pupae from that container type/overall total number of pupae) × 100