Table 3.
Attitudes of Study Population toward Vector-borne Diseases
| Variable | Dengue |
Malaria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Is dengue or malaria serious? | 361 | 249 | ||
| Serious | 169 | 46.8 | 174 | 69.9 |
| Not serious | 192 | 53.2 | 75 | 30.1 |
| What to do in case of dengue fever or malaria symptoms? | ||||
| Consult a physician | 344 | 95.3 | 338 | 93.6 |
| Other actions | 17 | 4.7 | 23 | 6.4 |
| Is it possible to get rid of or control mosquitoes? (n = 361) | ||||
| Yes | 249 | 69 | ||
| No | 112 | 31 | ||
| Believe dengue is a problem in Jamaica (n = 361) | ||||
| Yes | 90 | 24.9 | ||
| No | 271 | 75.1 | ||
| Who is responsible for mosquito management (n = 358) | ||||
| Nobody | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| Themselves | 83 | 23.2 | ||
| Government | 73 | 20.4 | ||
| Both government and people | 196 | 54.7 | ||
| Don’t know | 5 | 1.4 | ||