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. 2017 Oct 15;14(10):1227. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101227

Table 2.

Comparison of environmental factors and personal behaviors between the child group and adult group.

Variables Child Group (Age ≤ 18 Years) Adult Group (Age > 18 Years) Dimension 1 Dimension 2 Dimension 3
% % Contribution Score
Pig rearing by family
Yes 60 61.2 0.574 _ −0.379
No 40 39.8 −0.88 _ 0.582
Distance from house to pig farm
Side of the house 54.2 57.7 0.561 _ −0.413
Less than 3 km 5.8 3.4 0.97 _ _
Without pig rearing 40.0 38.9 −0.876 _ 0.584
With pig farm near the house
Yes 34.9 42.5 0.921 _ −0.349
No 65.1 57.5 −0.57 _ _
Distance of the nearest pig farm
Side of the house 28.1 34.2 1.022 _ −0.425
Less than 3 km 6.8 8.3 0.722 −0.939 _
Without pig rearing 65.1 57.5 −0.57 _ _
Housing structure
Wooden/bamboo structure 24.2 19.6 _ _ _
Brick and cement structure 71.4 77.5 _ _ _
Other 4.4 2.8 _ _ _
With paddy field
Yes 69.9 81.8 _ _ _
No 30.1 18.2 _ _ _
Near to the forest
Yes 23.2 25.7 _ _ _
No 76.8 74.3 _ _ _
With rubber planting
Yes 60.4 68.1 _ _ _
No 39.6 31.9 _ −0.47 _
With discarded tires
Yes 17.1 20.0 _ _ _
No 82.9 80.0 _ _ _
With aquatic plants
Yes 17.5 14.0 _ _ _
No 82.5 86.0 _ _ _
With pickle jars
Yes 75.8 82.3 _ _ _
No 24.2 17.7 _ _ _
Running water
Yes 92.3 98.4 _ _ _
No 7.7 1.6 _ _ _
Tanks for water storage
Yes 36.4 49.4 _ _ _
No 63.6 50.6 _ _ _
Family possesses bed nets
Yes 70.4 58.9 _ 0.558 _
No 29.6 41.1 _ −1.504 _
Often using bed nets
Yes 55.3 29.7 _ 0.921 _
No 44.7 70.3 _ −0.729 _
Sleeping in bed net during daytime
Yes 64.8 81.4 _ −0.548 _
No 35.2 18.6 _ 1.18 _
Using insect repellent when working outsides
Yes 48.2 50.1 0.603 _ 0.739
No 51.8 49.9 −0.58 _ −0.711
Using mosquito coils
Yes 54.8 54.2 0.63 _ 0.753
No 45.2 45.8 −0.526 _ −0.628
Using florial water when working/playing outside
Yes 72.9 80.0 0.711 _ 1.071
No 27.1 20.0 _ _ −0.339
Using DEET when working/playing outside
Yes 1.5 4.6 _ _ _
No 98.5 95.4 _ _ _

Note: “_” variables are those which contributed less than 2.5% to three dimensions. The negative contribution scores denote the opposite direction.