Table 2.
Comparing the housing and living factors between the groups.
| Variables | Case (%) | Control (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lived/worked with dengue patient | |||
| Yes | 42 (28) | 9 (6) | <0.001 |
| No | 108 (72) | 141 (94) | |
| Spent most of the time | |||
| Home | 69 (46) | 113 (75.3) | <0.001 |
| Office | 55 (36.7) | 26 (17.3) | |
| School/college | 26 (17.3) | 11 (7.3) | |
| Morning/evening walk in outside | |||
| Yes | 11 (7.3) | 27 (18) | 0.005 |
| No | 139 (92.7) | 123 (82) | |
| Daytime sleep | |||
| Everyday | 55 | 82 | <0.001 |
| Frequently | 6 (4) | 26 (17.3) | |
| Occasionally | 41 (27.3) | 23 (15.3) | |
| Never | 48 (32) | 19 (12.7) | |
| House type | |||
| Commercial flat | 75 (50) | 26 (17.3) | <0.001 |
| Single house | 68 (45.3) | 116 (77.3) | |
| Hostel/quarter | 7 (4.7) | 8 (5.3) | |
| Structure of the house | |||
| Tin shed | 6 (4) | 55 (36.7) | <0.001 |
| Semi paka | 31 (20.7) | 35 (23.3) | |
| Building | 37 (36.7) | 55 (24.7) | |
| Other | 76 (50.7) | 5 (3.3) | |
| Age of the house | |||
| <10 years | 91 (60.7) | 45 (30) | <0.001 |
| 10–20 years | 4 (2.7) | 49 (32.7) | |
| 21–40 years | 16 (10.7) | 16 (10.7) | |
| >40 years | 39 (26) | 40 (26.7) | |
| Number of family member | |||
| 2–3 person | 109 (72.7) | 15 (10) | <0.001 |
| 4–5 person | 37 (24.7) | 86 (57.3) | |
| ≥6 person | 4 (2.7) | 49 (32.7) | |
| Average no of person per room | |||
| 1 person | 17 (11.3) | 6 (4) | 0.041 |
| 2 persons | 61 (40.7) | 59 (39.3) | |
| ≥3 persons | 72 (52.3) | 85 (56.7) | |
| Quality of indoor daylight | |||
| Poor | 12 (8) | 12 (8) | 0.971 |
| Moderate | 65 (43.3) | 67 (44.7) | |
| Good | 73 (48.7) | 71 (47.3) | |
| Ventilation | |||
| Poor | 11 (7.3) | 18 (12) | 0.308 |
| Moderate | 68 (45.3) | 59 (39.3) | |
| Good | 71 (47.3) | 73 (48.7) | |
| Plant in residence | |||
| Yes | 37 (24.7) | 59 (39.3) | 0.006 |
| No | 113 (75.3) | 91 (60.7) | |
| Bus stand/garage within 250 m around your housing | |||
| Yes | 27 (18) | 37 (24.7) | 0.159 |
| No | 123 (82) | 113 (75.3) | |
| Junk yard within 250 m around your housing | |||
| Yes | 30 (20) | 72 (48) | <0.001 |
| No | 120 (80) | 78 (52) | |
| Stagnant water within 250 m around your housing | |||
| Yes | 87 (58) | 96 (64) | 0.287 |
| No | 63 (42) | 54 (36) | |
| Construction site within 250 m around your housing | |||
| Yes | 36 (24) | 36 (24) | 1.00 |
| No | 114 (76) | 114 (76) | |