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. 2018 Mar 8;60:e10. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201860010

Table 1. Survey for the recollection of data.

Data Participants
Age GP, HP
Sex GP, HP
Male  
Female  
Language GP, HP
Spanish  
Spanish and Nahualt  
Other  
Education GP, HP
Primary  
Secondary  
Upper Secondary  
Bachelor's degree  
Specialist  
Graduate studies  
None  
Occupation GP, HP
Housewife  
Employee  
Student  
Craftsperson/independent  
Other  
Position HP
Director  
Program leader  
Physician  
Nurse  
Operative personnel  
Administrative personnel  
Have you ever been ill with dengue? GP, HP
Yes  
No  
Knowledge  
1. Mention the name of the diseases transmitted by A. aegypti GP, HP
a. Chagas  
b. Chikungunya  
c. Zika  
d. Dengue  
e. All  
f. Unknown  
2. What is dengue? GP, HP
a. A virus  
b. An illness  
c. A Mosquito  
d. Other  
e. Unknown  
3. What is chikungunya? GP, HP
a. A virus  
b. An illness  
c. A Mosquito  
d. Other  
e. Unknown  
4. What is Zika? GP, HP
a. A virus  
b. An illness  
c. A Mosquito  
d. Other  
e. Unknown  
5. How do you get dengue, chikungunya and Zika? GP, HP
a. From person to person  
b. Through coughing and/or sneezing  
c. From the bite of any mosquito  
d. When an A. aegypti mosquito infected with the virus bites a healthy person  
e. Unknown  
6. What are the symptoms of dengue? GP, HP
a. Conjuntivitis (red eyes)  
b. Fever  
c. Vomit  
d. Bleeding  
e. Muscle pain  
f. Headache  
g. Eye pain  
h. Unknown  
7. What are the symptoms of chikungunya? GP, HP
a. Conjuntivitis (red eyes)  
b. Fever  
c. Muscle pain  
d. Headache  
e. Nausea  
f. Fatigue  
g. Rashes  
h. Unknown  
8. What are the symptoms of Zika? GP, HP
a. Conjuntivitis (red eyes)  
b. Fever  
c. Muscle pain  
d. Headache  
e. Nausea  
f. Fatigue  
g. Rashes  
h. Unknown  
9. Mention the serotypes of dengue circulating in the region? HP
a. DENV-1 y DENV-2.  
b. DENV-1 y DENV-3  
c. DENV-3 y DENV-4  
d. All  
e. Unknown  
10. Do you know what a breeding site is? GP, HP
a. Yes  
b. No  
11. Mention places where mosquito larvae develop. GP, HP
a. Containers with clean water, unchanged flower pots, old tires  
b. Containers without waters  
c. Closed water tanks with clean water  
d. Open water tanks with dirty water  
e. Other  
12. How can we avoid mosquito larvae? GP
a. Vaccination  
b. Fumigation  
c. Using repellent  
d. Eliminating artificial containers that hold water  
e. Using mosquito nets on doors and windows  
f. Other  
g. Unknown  
13. How are breeding sites eliminated? GP
a. Sweeping and throwing out trash  
b. Dusting  
c. Throwing out objects that aren’t being used  
d. Eliminating accumulated water  
e. Cutting the grass  
f. Unknown  

Perception Participants

1. What are the main health problems that affect the community? GP, HP
2. Who are at risk of getting sick from a mosquito bite? GP, HP
3. How serious can a mosquito bite be? GP, HP
a. Not serious  
b. Serious  
c. Deadly  
d. Unknown  
4. Do you consider that you could get sick with dengue? GP, HP
a. Yes  
b. No  
5. Do you consider that you could get sick with chikungunya? GP, HP
a. Yes  
b. No  
6. Do you consider that you could get sick with zika? GP, HP
a. Yes  
b. No  
7. Which of the three diseases transmited by A. aegypti is the most serious? GP, HP
a. Dengue  
b. Chikungunya  
c. Zika  
d. All  
e. Unknown  
8. Why do you believe that people don’t put into practice the recommendations to eliminate breeding sites? GP, HP
a. They don’t understand  
b. Lack of interest  
c. Laziness  
d. Lack of information  
e. Motive unknown  
9. How would you rate the work of the vector program brigades to eliminate the A. aegypti mosquito?  
a. Good GP, HP
b. Average  
c. Insufficient  
d. Bad  
e. Unknown  

HP: Healthcare personnel; GP: General population.