Table 1.
General information of participants and households in Laos and Thailand in May 2019.
| Variables | Thailand (n = 594) | Laos (n = 477) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | ||
| No. of individuals (%) | 141 (13.2) | 163 (15.2) | 136 (12.7) | 154 (14.4) | 110 (10.3) | 131 (12.2) | 122 (11.4) | 114 (10.6) | |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 5–9 | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.4) | 5 (3.7) | 9 (5.8) | 7 (6.4) | 20 (15.3) | 5 (4.1) | 10 (8.8) | |
| 10–14 | 2 (1.4) | 24 (14.7) | 11 (8.1) | 15 (9.8) | 10 (9.1) | 11 (8.4) | 11 (9.0) | 4 (3.5) | |
| 15–19 | 7 (5.0) | 13 (8.0) | 5 (3.7) | 2 (1.3) | 10 (9.1) | 2 (1.5) | 11 (9.0) | 2 (1.7) | |
| ≥20 | 132 (93.6) | 114 (69.9) | 115 (84.5) | 128 (83.1) | 83 (75.4) | 98 (74.8) | 95 (77.9) | 98 (86.0) | |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 53 (37.6) | 54 (33.1) | 53 (39.0) | 47 (30.5) | 37 (33.6) | 40 (30.5) | 38 (31.2) | 39 (34.2) | |
| Female | 88 (62.4) | 109 (66.9) | 83 (61.0) | 107 (69.5) | 73 (66.4) | 91 (69.5) | 84 (68.8) | 75 (65.8) | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||||
| High | 70 (49.6) | 20 (12.3) | 59 (43.4) | 28 (18.2) | 49 (44.6) | 3 (2.3) | 51 (41.8) | 48 (42.1) | |
| Intermediate | 42 (29.8) | 30 (18.4) | 47 (34.6) | 80 (51.9) | 43 (40.0) | 43 (32.8) | 36 (29.5) | 44 (38.6) | |
| Low | 29 (20.6) | 113 (69.3) | 30 (22.0) | 46 (29.9) | 18 (16.4) | 85 (64.9) | 35 (28.7) | 22 (19.3) | |
| Previous exposure to dengue virus (Dengue Virus DENV) | |||||||||
| Yes | 26 (18.4) | 32 (19.6) | 7 (5.2) | 16 (10.4) | 9 (8.2) | 11 (8.4) | 16 (13.1) | 3 (2.6) | |
| No | 114 (80.9) | 129 (79.2) | 129 (94.8) | 130 (84.4) | 101 (91.8) | 119 (90.8) | 105 (86.1) | 109 (95.6) | |
| Don’t Know | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.8) | |
| DENV immunization | |||||||||
| Yes | 15 (10.6) | 16 (9.8) | 5 (3.7) | 9 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 117 (83.0) | 131 (80.4) | 119 (87.5) | 136 (88.3) | 110 (100) | 131 (100) | 119 (97.5) | 112 (98.3) | |
| Don’t Know | 9 (6.4) | 16 (9.8) | 12 (8.8) | 9 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Yellow Fever immunization | |||||||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 8 (4.9) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No | 131 (92.9) | 105 (64.4) | 82 (60.3) | 138 (89.6) | 110 (100) | 128 (97.7) | 119 (97.5) | 112 (98.3) | |
| Don’t Know | 10 (7.1) | 50 (30.7) | 53 (39.0) | 15 (9.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.3) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Duration of living in the residence (year) | |||||||||
| ≤5 | 5 (3.6) | 10 (6.1) | 9 (6.6) | 4 (2.6) | 5 (4.5) | 9 (6.9) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.8) | |
| >5 | 136 (96.4) | 153 (93.9) | 127 (93.4) | 150 (97.4) | 105 (95.5) | 122 (93.1) | 121 (99.2) | 112 (98.2) | |
| Number of people living in household | |||||||||
| 1–3 | 57 (40.4) | 42 (25.8) | 68 (50.0) | 59 (38.3) | 21 (19.1) | 18 (13.7) | 23 (18.9) | 18 (15.8) | |
| 4–5 | 60 (42.6) | 80 (49.1) | 37 (27.2) | 77 (50.0) | 41 (37.3) | 48 (36.7) | 51 (41.8) | 54 (47.4) | |
| >5 | 24 (17.0) | 41 (25.1) | 31 (22.8) | 18 (11.7) | 48 (43.6) | 65 (49.6) | 48 (39.3) | 42 (36.8) | |
| Sleeping under a bed-net (daytime) | |||||||||
| Yes | 4 (2.8) | 4 (2.5) | 13 (9.6) | 15 (9.7) | 9 (8.2) | 4 (3.1) | 6 (4.9) | 9 (7.9) | |
| No | 137 (97.2) | 159 (97.5) | 123 (90.4) | 139 (90.3) | 101 (91.8) | 127 (96.9) | 116 (95.1) | 105 (92.1) | |
| Sleeping under a bed-net (nighttime) | |||||||||
| Yes | 41 (29.1) | 84 (51.5) | 95 (69.9) | 150 (97.4) | 73 (66.4) | 103 (78.6) | 96 (78.7) | 83 (72.8) | |
| No | 100 (70.9) | 79 (48.5) | 41 (30.1) | 4 (2.6) | 37 (33.6) | 28 (21.4) | 26 (21.3) | 31 (27.2) | |
| Any kind of larval mosquito control | |||||||||
| Yes | 140 (99.3) | 152 (93.3) | 134 (98.5) | 154 (100) | 108 (98.2) | 95 (72.5) | 119 (97.5) | 100 (87.7) | |
| No | 1 (0.7) | 11 (6.7) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 36 (27.5) | 3 (2.5) | 14 (12.3) | |
| Any kind of adult mosquito control | |||||||||
| Yes | 70 (49.6) | 86 (52.8) | 132 (97.1) | 150 (97.4) | 103 (93.6) | 104 (79.4) | 113 (92.6) | 100 (87.7) | |
| No | 71 (50.4) | 77 (47.2) | 4 (2.9) | 4 (2.6) | 7 (6.4) | 27 (2.6) | 9 (7.4) | 14 (12.3) | |
| Window screen | |||||||||
| Yes | 43 (30.5) | 4 (2.5) | 46 (33.8) | 2 (1.3) | 17 (15.5) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (13.1) | 10 (8.8) | |
| No | 98 (69.5) | 159 (97.5) | 90 (66.2) | 152 (98.7) | 93 (84.5) | 131 (100) | 106 (86.9) | 104 (91.2) | |
DENV—Dengue Virus.