Table 3. Potential determinants of health services’ response rates for community-based vector surveillance in the 12 study areas in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras from 2008 to 2012.
| Potential determinants of health service responsiveness | N | Mean | Std. Dev. | Minimum | Maximum |
| Number of households reported with vector bugs | 57 | 46.1 | 68.7 | 0 | 356 |
| Distance from health centers to departmental capitals (km) a | 60 | 37.8 | 14.0 | 12 | 123 |
| Number of operational technicians per 1,000 households a | 60 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Number of community volunteers and sprayers per 1,000 households a | 60 | 40.5 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 257 |
| N | No | Yes | |||
| Presence of technical assistance by JICA project | 60 | 37 | 23 | ||
| Consistent monitoring by departmental technical officials | 60 | 9 | 51 | ||
| N | Health Center | Departmental office | |||
| Degree of decentralization of response to vector reports | 57 | 37 | 20 | ||
| N | < 3months | 3-12months | >12months | ||
| Interval between receipt of vector report from the community and response by health services | 57 | 29 | 16 | 12 |
a Remained constant throughout the five year period of 2008–2012.