Table 5.
Mosquito prevention measures among survey respondents, by prior knowledge of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) — Virgin Islands National Park, February 2–8, 2015.a
| Aware of CHIKV
|
Not aware of CHIKV
|
Chi-square | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Applied insect repellent to skin | 134 | 65 | 111 | 48 | 12.3 | <0.001 |
| Wore long-sleeves and long pants | 84 | 42 | 57 | 25 | 12.9 | <0.001 |
| Wore clothing treated with insect repellent | 36 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 5.8 | 0.016 |
| Stayed in screened or air conditioned rooms | 151 | 74 | 172 | 75 | 0.06 | 0.801 |
| Used mosquito bed net | 16 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0.0005 | 0.981 |
Reflects respondents who always or sometimes practiced the following preventions during the previous 3 days.