Table 4. Awareness of dengue and distribution of exposure factors among suspected and confirmed dengue cases in Mandera east, 2011.
| Variable | Frequency (n = 33) |
Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heard of disease outbreak in Mandera East district recently | 29 | (88) |
| Source of information | ||
| Local FM stations | 15 | (46) |
| Neighbor | 12 | (36) |
| Family member or friend | 9 | (27) |
| Religious leaders | 8 | (24) |
| Seen or heard anyone with similar illness to self | 24 | (73) |
| Household member | 11 | (54) |
| Neighbor | 13 | (46) |
| Know that disease is transmitted by mosquito bites | 12 | (36) |
| Noticed increase in mosquito population in recent past | 31 | (94) |
| Bitten by mosquitoes in past 7 days during the day | 31 | (94) |
| Place of sleep during the day | ||
| Inside the house | 32 | (97) |
| Outside the house | 1 | (3) |
| Always use a net while sleeping during the day | 2 | (9) |
| Use insect repellants to protect self | 0 | (100) |
| Use protective clothing (long sleeves shirts, dresses and shorts to protect self | 0 | (100) |
| Have had indoor residual spraying and outdoor residual spraying | 3 | (9) |
| Types of water storage facility | ||
| Underground water tanks | 18 | (55) |
| Overhead water tanks | 3 | (9) |
| Jerry cans | 12 | (36) |
| Duration water stays in water storage tanks | ||
| More than a week | 10 | (48) |
| Less than a week | 11 | (52) |
| Self-reported presence of garbage around place of residence | 14 | (42) |
| Methods of garbage disposal | ||
| Dug pits | 7 | (21) |
| Garbage bins | 14 | (42) |
| Heaped garbage | 15 | (46) |
| Self-reported presence of bushes around place of residence | 17 | (52) |
| Distance of bushes around place of residence | ||
| Less than 50 meters | 15 | (88) |
| More than 50 meters | 2 | (12) |