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. 2017 Dec 18;11(12):e0006150. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006150

Table 1. Social-ecological factors in households with versus without acute or recent DENV infections.


All households
(N = 219)
Households without DENV (N = 80) Households with DENV (N = 139) p-value
Head of Household Characteristics
Age—mean (SD) 47.8 (13.6) 50.3 (14.7) 46.3 (12.8) 0.04
Sex–female 53/219 (24.2%) 36/80 (32.5%) 27/139 (19.4%) 0.03
Education–secondary or higher 128/215 (59.5%) 47/78 (60.3%) 81/137 (59.1%) 0.87
Employed 182/219 (83.1%) 59/80 (73.8%) 123/139 (88.5%) 0.005
If employed, make more than minimum wage 74/165 (44.9%) 24/52 (46.2%) 50/113 (44.2%) 0.82
If employed, employment is stable 132/12 (72.5%) 43/59 (72.9%) 89/123 (72.4%) 0.94
Household Characteristics
# People per household—mean (SD) 4.57 (1.90) 4.29 (1.86) 4.73 (1.91) 0.10
# Bedrooms—mean (SD) 2.53 (1.06) 2.49 (1.10) 2.55 (1.04) 0.67
# People per bedroom—mean (SD) 2.12 (1.32) 2.02 (1.32) 2.18 (1.32) 0.39
# Families on property–mean (SD) 1.40 (0.88) 1.40 (1.04) 1.40 (0.78) 0.98
Rented property 38/219 (17.4%) 11/80 (13.8%) 27/139 (19.4%) 0.29
Other renters on the property 23/219 (10.5%) 10/80 (12.5%) 13/139 (9.35%) 0.46
Condition of patio
0.57
    – No patio 44/218 (20.2%) 16/80 (20.0%) 28/138 (20.3%)
    – Disorganized 34/218 (15.6%) 9/80 (11.2%) 25/138 (18.1%)
    – Average 106/218 (48.6%) 41/80 (51.2%) 65/138 (47.1%)
    – Very organized/clean 34/218 (15.6%) 14/80 (17.5%) 20/138 (14.5%)
Patio Shade
0.02
    – No patio 44/218 (20.2%) 16/80 (20.0%) 28/138 (20.3%)
    – Sunny (<25% shade) 50/218 (40.8%) 39/80 (48.8%) 50/138 (36.2%)
    – Partial (25–50% shade) 35/218 (26.2%) 32/80 (27.5%) 35/138 (25.4%)
    – Shaded (>50% shade) 25/218 (12.8%) 3/80 (3.75%) 25/138 (18.1%)
Screens on all windows 63/219 (28.8%) 22/80 (27.5%) 41/139 (29.5%) 0.75
Screens have no holes 58/98 (51.0%) 22/37 (59.5%) 28/61 (45.9%) 0.19
Standing water present 94/217 (43.3%) 35/79 (44.3%) 59/138 (42.8%) 0.82
Standing water in trash bins 30/219 (13.7%) 10/80 (12.5%) 30/139 (14.4%) 0.70
Standing water in 55 gallon drums 49/219 (21.4%) 17/80 (21.2%) 32/139 (23.0%) 0.76
Standing water in puddles 33/219 (15.1%) 11/80 (13.8%) 22/139 (15.8%) 0.68
Standing water in tires 9/219 (4.11%) 4/80 (5.00%) 5/139 (3.60%) 0.73
Adjacent abandoned property 69/217 (31.8%) 18/79 (22.8%) 51/138 (37.0%) 0.03
Services
Piped water inside house 166/219 (75.8%) 68/80 (85.0%) 98/139 (70.5%) 0.02
No interruptions in the piped water supply 110/218 (50.5%) 36/80 (45.0%) 74/138 (53.6%) 0.22
Air conditioning 23/219 (10.5%) 10/80 (12.5%) 13/139 (9.35%) 0.46
Water storage in a cistern or elevated tank 160/219 (73.1%) 60/80 (75.0%) 100/139 (72.0%) 0.62
Water storage in containers other than a cistern or elevated tank 95/219 (43.4%) 36/80 (45.0%) 59 /139 (42.4%) 0.71
Sewage services 187/219 (85.4%) 72/80 (90.0%) 115/139 (82.7%) 0.14
Daily garbage collection 54/219 (24.6%) 26/80 (32.5%) 28/139 (20.0%) 0.04