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. 2014 Oct 30;8(10):e3269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003269

Table 2. Dengue knowledge, mosquito avoidance strategies and personal protective measures of non-governmental organization workers living in Léogane and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2012.

Total Haitians Expatriates p-value*
n = 181 n = 129 n = 52
n % n % n %
Dengue knowledge
Ever heard of dengue 100 55% 50 39% 50 96% <0.01
Knowledge of dengue transmission 83 46% 37 29% 46 89% <0.01
Knowledge of dengue prevention 67 37% 17 13% 50 96% <0.01
Mosquito Avoidance Strategy
Wearing long sleeves 57 32% 35 27% 22 42% 0.05
Wearing long pants 68 38% 36 28% 32 62% <0.01
Mosquito repellent 106 59% 61 47% 45 87% <0.01
multiple times a day 34 19% 11 9% 23 44% <0.01
Bed nets 118 65% 90 70% 28 54% 0.06
Aerosol sprays 58 32% 34 26% 24 46% 0.01
Treated Clothing 7 4% 2 2% 5 10% 0.02
None 14 8% 12 9% 2 4% 0.36
Presence/use of the following
Screens at
Hang out place 16 9% 10 8% 6 12% 0.40
Sleep place 74 41% 37 29% 37 71% <0.01
Work site 67 37% 47 36% 20 39% 0.87
Air conditioning at
Hang out place 15 8% 6 5% 9 17% 0.01
Sleep place 33 18% 5 4% 28 54% <0.01
Work site 56 31% 26 20% 30 58% <0.01
Open water source nearby
Hang out place 47 26% 28 22% 19 37% 0.60
Sleep place 65 36% 45 35% 20 39% 0.73
Work site 49 27% 32 25% 17 33% 0.36
Standing water source nearby
Hang out place 45 25% 22 17% 23 44% <0.01
Sleep place 55 30% 29 23% 26 50% <0.01
Work site 57 32% 30 23% 27 52% <0.01
Tires or trash nearby
Hang out place 38 21% 19 15% 19 37% 0.002
Sleep place 41 23% 22 17% 19 37% 0.006
Work site 43 24% 22 17% 21 40% 0.002

*p-value was calculated using a 2-tailed Fisher's exact test.

all percentages were rounded to the nearest whole number.