Table 5.
Dengue prevention practices by the respondents by observing the participants’yards in the survey (n = 231)
| |
Yards containing objects |
Objects filled with water |
Water collection points that were covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) [95% C.I.] | n (%) [95% C.I.] | n (%) [95% C.I.] | |
| Discarded tyres |
63 (27.3%) |
7 (11.1%) |
|
| [13.8 - 40.7] |
[1.1 - 21.1] |
Not applicable |
|
| Cans |
46 (19.9%) |
2 (4.5%) |
|
| [10.2 - 29.7] |
[0–11.3] |
Not applicable |
|
| Plastic bottles |
47 (20.3%) |
0 (0%) |
|
| [8.6 - 32.1] |
[0.00-0.00] |
Not applicable |
|
| Coconut shells |
38 (16.4%) |
1 (2.6%) |
|
| [9.2 - 23.7] |
[0–8.2] |
Not applicable |
|
| Flower vases |
9 (3.9%) |
2 (22.2%) |
|
| [0.5 - 7.3] |
[0–76.9] |
Not applicable |
|
| Holes in ground |
106 (45.9%) |
20 (18.7%) |
|
| [31.9 - 59.9] |
[6.3 - 31.0] |
Not applicable |
|
| Window/door screens |
11 (4.8%) |
|
Not applicable |
| [1.1 - 8.4] |
Not applicable |
|
|
| Water jars |
190 (82.2%) |
|
41 (21.5%) |
| [74.2 - 90.3] |
Not applicable |
[12.5 - 30.4] |
|
| Water tanks | 118 (51.1%) |
|
12 (10.2%) |
| [38.9 - 63.2] | Not applicable | [2.3 - 18.1] |