Table 4.
Respondents attitude towards different features of mosquito control, biology, and Mosquito Borne Diseases (MBDs), Multan District of Punjab Pakistan, 2020
| Status |
Male (%) N=317 |
Female (%) N=322 |
Total (%) N=639 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito abundant seasons | Summer | 70 (22.1) | 69 (21.4) | 139 (21.8) | 0.035 |
| Winter | 8 (2.5) | 5 (1.6) | 13 (2.0) | ||
| Rainy | 181 (57.1) | 177 (55.0) | 358 (56.0) | ||
| Don’t know | 12 (3.8) | 32 (9.9) | 44 (6.9) | ||
| All | 46 (14.5) | 39(12.1) | 85 (13.3) | ||
| Mosquito borne diseases abundant seasons | Summer | 73 (23.0) | 71 (22.4) | 144 (22.53) | 0.037 |
| Winter | 9 (2.84) | 16 (4.96) | 25 (3.91) | ||
| Rainy | 178 (56.2) | 153 (47.5) | 331 (51.8) | ||
| Don’t know | 17 (5.4) | 34 (10.6) | 51 (8.0) | ||
| All | 40 (12.6) | 48 (14.9) | 88 (13.8) | ||
| Most suitable preventive measures against mosquitoes | Chemicals | 14 (4.4) | 31 (9.6) | 45 (7.0) | 0.001 |
| Bed nets | 86 (27.1) | 57 (39.9) | 143 (22.4) | ||
| Repellents | 25 (7.9) | 16 (5.0) | 41 (6.4) | ||
| Fan | 5 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (0.9) | ||
| Mos. Coils / mats | 3 (0.9) | 7 (2.2) | 10 (1.6) | ||
| All | 184 (58.0) | 210 (65.2) | 394 (61.7) | ||
| Most effective control measures to control mosquito borne diseases | Mosquito control | 13 (4.1) | 20 (6.2) | 33 (5.2) | 0.052 |
| Public awareness | 14 (4.4) | 24 (7.5) | 38 (5.9) | ||
| Hygienic conditions | 82 (25.9) | 60 (18.6) | 142 (22.2) | ||
| All | 208 (65.6) | 218 (67.7) | 426 (66.7) | ||
| Where are the control measures most effective in controlling mosquitoes | Outdoor | 16(5.0) | 13 (4.0) | 29 (4.5) | <0.001 |
| Spray in houses | 65 (20.5) | 29 (9.0) | 94 (14.7) | ||
| Spray on breeding sites | 86 (27.1) | 93 (28.9) | 179 (28.0) | ||
| All | 150 (47.3) | 187 (58.1) | 337(52.7) | ||
| Reasons for dengue outbreaks | Heavy Rains | 73 (23) | 105 (32.6) | 178 (27.9) | 0.001 |
| Poor control strategies | 41 (12.9) | 30 (9.3) | 71 (11.1) | ||
| Public awareness | 85 (26.8) | 60 (18.6) | 145 (22.7) | ||
| All | 108 (34.1) | 103 (32) | 211 (33) | ||
| Heavy Rains+ Poor control strategies | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (0.8) | ||
| Heavy Rains+ Public awareness | 4 (1.3) | 20 (6.2) | 24 (3.8) | ||
| Poor control strategies+Public awareness | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (0.8) | ||
| Most efficient method to control mosquito populations | Cleaning of water collections | 220 (34.4) | 199 (31.1) | 419 (65.6) | 0.001 |
| Removal of garbage | 18 (5.7) | 7 (2.2) | 25 (3.9) | ||
| Chemical control | 52 (16.4) | 59 (18.3) | 111 (17.4) | ||
| All | 27 (8.5) | 57 (17.7) | 84 (13.1) |