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. 2017 May 30;17(Suppl 1):434. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4296-6

Table 1.

Variables potentially related to entomological outcomes, derived from responses to the household questionnaire in the six surveys

Variable Variable included in the questionnaire
2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2013
Choice of manual search for larvae or spending C$5 per week on temephos Included & retained
Assumed knowledge of life cycle of mosquito through recognizing a larva when shown Included & retained Included & retained Included & retained Included & retained
Perception of a lack of temephos (yes/no) Included but not retained
Perception that the community itself can control the mosquito (ye/no) Included & retained Included & retained Included but not retained Included & retained
Ability to identify community leadership (can/cannot identify) Included but not retained Included but not retained
Perception of danger from dengue in the community (yes/no) Included & retained
Perception of danger from dengue in the household (yes/no) Included but not retained
Discussion of dengue prevention with neighbours (yes/no) Included & retained Included & retained Included & retained
Education of the head of the family (primary or less/above primary) Included & retained
Regularity of local water supply (regular/irregular) Included & retained
Participation in local organisations (yes/no) Included but not retained
Participation in a local dengue prevention activity (yes/no) Included but not retained

“Included & retained” means the variable was included in the initial saturated GLMM model and retained in the final model.

“Included but not retained” means the variable was included in the initial saturated GLMM model but was not retained in the final model of variables all associated with the outcome at the 5% significance level.