Table 5 Practices toward DF in Shabwah, Yemen (n = 370)
Practice items | Correct response No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use insecticide sprays to reduce mosquitoes | 326 (88.1) | ||||
Having mosquito nets | 334 (90.3) | ||||
Sleeping under mosquito nets | 330 (89.2) | ||||
Using fans for repelling mosquitoes | 347 (93.8) | ||||
Use screen windows to reduce mosquitoes | 345 (93.2) | ||||
Disposing water-holding containers such as tires, parts of automobiles, plastic bottles, and crack pots | 342 (92.4) | ||||
Using creams for repelling mosquitoes | 240 (64.9) | ||||
Covering body with clothes | 285 (77.0) | ||||
Cover water containers at home | 350 (94.6) | ||||
Total | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Mean | SD |
1 | 9 | 8 | 7.84 | 1.5 | |