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. 2021 Mar 19;15(3):e0009257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009257

Table 1. Summary of social-ecological variables collected from 2014–2017 household surveys in Machala, Ecuador.

Dengue survey households represent a subset of households with valid diagnostic test results and complete household and entomological survey data.

Parameter Households (n = 460) % Households (n = 141) %
Entomological Survey Dengue Survey
Housing conditions 
Good Condition Housing 144 32.0% 55 39.0%
Poor Condition Housing 55 12.0% 16 11.3%
Cane House Construction 32 7.2% 9 6.4%
Wood House Construction 9 2.0% 2 1.4%
House is Rented 40 9.5% 15 10.6%
Piped Water in Household 320 76.0% 100 70.9%
Interruptions in Piped Water 245 53.3% 78 55.3%
Municipal Garbage Collection 400 95% 130 92.2%
Municipal Sewage 356 84.8% 119 84.4%
Septic Tank 54 12.8% 20 14.2%
Air Conditioning 30 7.1% 13 9.2%
Uses a Fan 164 39.0% 70 49.6%
Screens on Windows 102 22.8% 44 31.2%
Window Screen in Good Condition 88 19.7% 35 24.8%
Access to Paved Roads 278 62.2% 68 48.2%
Standing Water Present 213 49.5% 72 51.1%
Adjacent to Abandoned Housing 119 26.6% 49 34.8%
Patio Present 367 82.1% 111 78.7%
Patio in Bad Condition 81 18.1% 21 14.9%
Patio Shaded (> 50%) 56 12.5% 19 13.5%
Household Demographics and Practices
Head of Household (HOH) Employed 359 85.7% 120 85.1%
HOH male 323 76.7% 103 73.0%
HOH Earns Less than Minimum Wage 74 17.6% 11 7.8%
HOH Has Secondary Education 161 38.2% 57 40.4%
Stores Water 283 67.2% 96 68.1%
Know mosquitoes transmit dengue 372 88.8% 124 87.9%
Know standing water produces mosquitoes 402 95.9% 136 95.7%
Uses Larvicide 98 23.3% 47 33.3%
Uses Abate 151 35.9% 2 1.4%