Table 3.
Knowledge of problems associated with house flies, mode of disease transmission, potential breeding season and places
| |
Multan |
Lahore |
Faisalabad |
Shorkot |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|
Have you heard about house flies? |
|
|
|
|
|
| -Yes |
52 (100%) |
50 (100%) |
43 (100%) |
28 (100%) |
173 (100%) |
| -No |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Knowledge of the problems associated with house flies | |||||
| -These cause nuisance to humans |
13 (25.00) |
13 (26.00) |
9 (20.93) |
6 (21.43) |
41 (23.70) |
| -These cause nuisance to farm animals |
1 (1.92) |
3 (6.00) |
2 (4.65) |
1 (3.57) |
7 (4.05) |
| -These interfere the milking process |
4 (7.69) |
4 (8.00) |
2 (4.65) |
2 (7.14) |
12 (6.94) |
| -These transmit diseases in humans |
8 (15.38) |
8 (16.00) |
6 (13.95) |
6 (21.43) |
28 (16.18) |
| -These transmit diseases in farm animals |
5 (9.62) |
7 (14.00) |
6 (13.95) |
1 (3.57) |
19 (10.98) |
| -These transmit diseases both in humans and animals |
9 (17.31) |
9 (18.00) |
6 (13.95) |
6 (21.42) |
30 (17.34) |
| I don’t know |
20 (38.46) |
19 (38.00) |
20 (46.51) |
12 (42.86) |
71 (41.04) |
|
Knowledge of the diseases transmitted by house flies* | |||||
| House flies cause Avian influenza/bird flu |
1 (4.00) |
0 (0.00) |
0 (0.00) |
0 (0.00) |
1 (2.60) |
| House flies cause diarrhea |
8 (32.00) |
8 (36.36) |
5 (27.78) |
1 (8.33) |
22 (28.57) |
| I don’t know |
17 (68.00) |
14 (63.63) |
13 (72.22) |
11 (91.66) |
55 (71.43) |
|
Mode of disease transmission by house flies* | |||||
| -These contaminate food and drinking water |
3 (11.54) |
2 (9.09) |
1 (5.56) |
1 (9.09) |
7 (9.09) |
| -These cause Infection through wounds |
5 (19.23) |
6 (27.27) |
4 (22.22) |
1 (9.09) |
16 (20.78) |
| I don’t know |
18 (69.23) |
16 (72.72) |
11 (61.11) |
10 (90.91) |
55 (71.43) |
|
Usual active time of house flies | |||||
| -These remain active at day time |
26 (50.00) |
25 (50.00) |
22 (51.16) |
18 (64.29) |
91 (52.60) |
| -These remain active at night time |
5 (9.62) |
2 (4.00) |
3 (6.98) |
0 (0.00) |
10 (5.78) |
| -These remain active every time |
21 (40.38) |
23 (46.00) |
18 (41.86) |
10 (35.71) |
72 (41.62) |
|
Knowledge of the house flies breeding season | |||||
|
House flies breed more in |
|
|
|
|
|
| -Summer |
17 (32.69) |
17 (34.00) |
14 (32.56) |
10 (35.71) |
58 (33.53) |
| -Winter |
6 (11.54) |
9 (18.00) |
3 (6.98) |
3 (10.71) |
21 (12.14) |
| -Spring |
8 (15.38) |
10 (20.00) |
4 (9.30) |
1 (3.57) |
23 (13.29) |
| I don’t know |
22 (42.31) |
15 (30.00) |
24 (55.81) |
14 (50.00) |
75 (43.35) |
|
Knowledge of the house flies breeding places | |||||
|
House flies breed in |
|
|
|
|
|
| -filth of any type |
18 (34.62) |
12 (24.00) |
11 (25.58) |
10 (35.71) |
51 (29.48) |
| -human excreta |
13 (25.00) |
12 (24.00) |
13 (30.23) |
8 (28.57) |
46 (26.59) |
| -farm animals’ manure |
2 (3.85) |
1 (2.00) |
1 (2.33) |
1 (3.57) |
5 (2.89) |
| I don’t know | 25 (48.08) | 29 (58.00) | 21 (48.84) | 12 (42.86) | 87 (50.29) |
*Response of respondents who answered the house fly as a disease transmitter (n = 77).
Total percentage of most of the categories exceed that of 100% due to multiple responses.