Table 2.
Identification of mosquito breeding habitats in the immediate environment of the respondents.
| Potential breeding habitats in the environment of the respondents | Mosquito source identifieda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existent (%) | Non-existent (%) | Unknown (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | |
| Abandoned manure pitb | 42 (38.2) | 40 (36.4) | 28 (25.5) | 13 (31.0) | 24 (57.1) |
| Active manure pit | 41 (36.0) | 48 (42.1) | 25 (21.9) | 8 (19.5) | 22 (53.7) |
| Underground water reservoirb | 28 (26.2) | 41 (38.3) | 38 (35.5) | 5 (17.9) | 17 (60.7) |
| Rain barrel | 99 (86.1) | 9 (7.8) | 7 (6.1) | 45 (45.5) | 24 (24.2) |
| Wellb | 39 (35.5) | 47 (42.7) | 24 (21.8) | 2 (5.1) | 23 (59.0) |
| Rain gutter | 94 (87.0) | 9 (8.3) | 5 (4.6) | 5 (5.3) | 52 (55.3) |
| Water pool, pond | 74 (67.9) | 30 (27.5) | 5 (4.6) | 22 (29.7) | 18 (24.3) |
| Peat bogb | 8 (7.7) | 96 (92.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) |
| Brook | 60 (54.5) | 50 (45.5) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (20.0) | 22 (36.7) |
| Ditch | 26 (24.8) | 72 (68.6) | 7 (6.7) | 5 (19.2) | 10 (38.5) |
| Tree holeb | 68 (61.8) | 9 (8.2) | 33 (30.0) | 8 (11.6) | 31 (44.9) |
| Other water sourcesb | 26 (22.8) | 84 (73.7) | 4 (3.5) | 14 (53.8) | 3 (11.5) |
aThe percentage is based only on positive answers (“existent”) given in “Potential breeding habitats in the environment of the respondents”.
bBreeding sites that are known to be used by Anopheles plumbeus.