Table 3.
Question | % (N = 117) |
---|---|
Which Methods do You Use to Prevent Yourself and Your Family from Getting Infected with MBDs? * | |
Don’t use any | 0.9 (1) |
Screening of doors/windows | 0.9 (1) |
Mosquito repellent creams/liquid | 16.2 (19) |
Mosquito nets | 83.8 (98) |
Electric rackets | 35.9 (42) |
Mosquito coils/Incense sticks | 2.6 (3) |
Covering clothes | 3.4 (4) |
Keeping lids on water tanks | 3.4 (4) |
Use of chemicals in water containers | 4.3 (5) |
Anti-mosquito products (e.g., insecticides) | 65.8 (77) |
Elimination of breeding sites | 44.4 (52) |
Fish in water containers | 6.8 (8) |
Mosquito traps inside home | 12.8 (15) |
How Often do You Remove Mosquito Breeding Sites? | |
Never | 0.9 (1) |
Once in several months | 11.1 (13) |
Once per month | 1.7 (2) |
2–3 times per month | 6.8 (8) |
Once a week | 6.8 (8) |
2–3 times per week | 19.7 (23) |
Daily | 49.6 (58) |
Only after raining | 3.4 (4) |
* more than one answer can be reported.