Table 2.

Questionnaire on household knowledge on bed bugs, reported health impacts, and household bed bug control practices

Respondent experiences and health risks associated with bed bug infestation	Household bed bug control practices
1. Is a bed bug infestation a problem to you and your household?	1 What have you done to control the bed bugs?
2. Have you been bitten by bed bugs in this room? If yes, what time of the day? How often are you bitten by bed bugs?	2. If you apply insecticides to control bed bugs, name the product/brand of the chemical used Do you have the chemical container in your room? How do you apply it?
3. Do you believe that you have developed any disease due to the bed bug bites Yes [] No [] If Yes, state symptoms/disease	3. If you apply insecticides, how often do you apply or spray the bed bugs? Every day [] every week [] every month [] whenever bites are experienced []
4. Has bed bugs caused you any sleeping difficulties?	4. What other control practices have you used? ...........................
5. Have you been to a medical center for treatment or taken medications due to the bed bug bites?	5. a. Do you apply hot water as a means of bed bug control? Yes [] No []  b. Have you discarded furniture and other belongings such as mattresses, clothing, bed linen, due to bed bugs? Yes [] No []
6. Do you sometimes leave your room or sleep outside your house/room due to bed bugs?
Knowledge and perception of respondents on bed bug infestation	6. Have you contacted a pest control firm or contacted someone to spray for bed bugs?, If yes how often Yes [] No []
1. Do you know any local name for bed bugs?
2. How often do you see bed bugs in your room?
3. Where do they occur within the room? .....................................
3. How do you think the bed bugs got into your room? ..........................
4. Do you know any other households with bed bugs? Yes [] No [] and how many of them are you aware of? ............