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. 2020 May 1;5(2):66. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020066

Table 3.

Proportion of responses to various questions about practices.

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.