Table 4.
Knowledge of the respondents about the prevention measures for house flies
| |
Multan |
Lahore |
Faisalabad |
Shorkot |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|
Are house flies preventable? | |||||
| -Yes |
20 (38.46) |
21 (42.00) |
13 (30.23) |
12 (42.86) |
66 (38.15) |
| -No |
5 (9.62) |
5 (10.00) |
5 (11.63) |
2 (7.14) |
17 (9.83) |
| I don’t know |
27 (51.92) |
24 (48.00) |
25 (58.14) |
14 (50.00) |
90 (52.02) |
|
Knowledge about preventive/control measures | |||||
|
House flies can be controlled/prevented by | |||||
| -using fly papers |
1 (1.92) |
2 (4.00) |
0 (0.00) |
0 (0.00) |
3 (1.73) |
| -using insecticides |
6 (11.54) |
3 (6.00) |
3 (6.98) |
2 (7.14) |
14 (8.09) |
| -sanitation |
16 (30.77) |
16 (32.00) |
11 (25.58) |
8 (28.57) |
51 (29.48) |
| -using fans |
6 (11.54) |
3 (6.00) |
1 (6.98) |
1 (3.57) |
11 (6.36) |
| -planting mint (Mentha spp.) |
4 (7.69) |
2 (4) |
1 (2.33) |
2 (7.14) |
9 (5.20) |
| -using neem (Azadirachta indica) essential oil |
15 (28.85) |
9 (18) |
7 (16.28) |
8 (28.57) |
39 (22.54) |
| -using electric fly killer |
11 (21.15) |
15 (30) |
17 (39.53) |
8 (28.57) |
51 (29.48) |
| I don’t know any measure | 4 (7.69) | 6 | 4 (7.69) | 0 | 14 (8.09) |
Total percentage of most of the categories exceed that of 100% due to multiple responses.