Table 5. Zika home protection behaviors among pregnant women, by exposure to 4 interventions, Puerto Rico, July 2016–June 2017*.
| Behavior | Samples, % (no.) | Received WIC Zika orientation |
Received ZPK |
Exposed to Detén el Zika campaign |
Offered free home spraying |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Removing (or covering) standing water* | ||||||||||||
| Removed standing water in past week | 90.3 (531) | 90.5 | 87.2 | 91.8 | 85.5 | 93.9 | 85.6 | 91.3 | 90.2 | |||
| Has not in past week; reports action generally | 1.2 (7) | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |||
| Has not in past week; does report action generally | 8.5 (50) | 8.4 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 9.0 | |||
| Total no. | 588 | 546 | 39 | 438 | 138 | 297 | 243 | 377 | 206 | |||
| p value |
|
0.516 |
|
0.032
|
|
0.001
|
|
0.637 |
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| Spraying home (or yard) for mosquitoes | ||||||||||||
| Sprayed for mosquitoes (self or service) | 43.1 (569) | 43.7 | 33.7 | 44.4 | 37.7 | 42.6 | 43.2 | 82.3 | 22.9 | |||
| No home spraying | 56.9 (752) | 56.3 | 66.3 | 55.6 | 62.3 | 57.4 | 56.8 | 17.7 | 77.1 | |||
| Total no. | 1,321 | 1,222 | 95 | 971 | 321 | 615 | 595 | 446 | 873 | |||
| p value |
|
0.058 |
|
0.036
|
|
0.835 |
|
<0.001
|
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| Larvicide application† | ||||||||||||
| Has applied larvicide around home (self or family) | 31.3 (308) | 24.2 | 10.8 | 40.5 | 7.9 | 30.0 | 32.9 | 20.1 | 37.3 | |||
| Never applied larvicide around home (self or family) | 68.7 (675) | 75.8 | 89.2 | 59.5 | 92.1 | 70.0 | 67.1 | 79.9 | 62.7 | |||
| Total no. | 983 | 1,229 | 93 | 708 | 253 | 476 | 423 | 334 | 641 | |||
| p value |
|
0.002
|
|
<0.001
|
|
0.364 |
|
<0.001
|
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| Installing window or door screens | ||||||||||||
| Reports putting screens on windows, doors | 17.8 (236) | 17.4 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.5 | |||
| Does not report putting screens on windows, doors | 82.2 (1,093) | 82.6 | 77.9 | 82.4 | 81.5 | 82.0 | 81.3 | 81.9 | 82.5 | |||
| Total no. | 1,329 | 1,230 | 95 | 976 | 324 | 616 | 600 | 448 | 873 | |||
| p value | 0.247 | 0.715 | 0.771 | 0.803 | ||||||||
*All data indicate percentages unless otherwise indicated. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U nonparametric test) are shown in boldface. WIC, Women, Infants, and Children Program (US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service); ZPK, Zika prevention kit. †Among those having yards for which they are responsible, and where water was present.