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Table 3 Respondents’ perception of IRS with insecticides as a malaria control method stratified with job designation

From: Vector-control personnel’s knowledge, perceptions and practices towards insecticides used for indoor residual spraying in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Job designation

Perception of IRS with insecticides as malaria control method

Excellent

Good

Undecided

Bad

Total

Spray Operator

133

20

3

3

159

Row%

83.6

12.6

1.9

1.9

100.0

Column%

69.3

60.6

100.0

60.0

68.2

Environmental Health Officer

4

0

0

0

4

Row%

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

Column%

2.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.7

Foreman

28

8

0

1

37

Row%

75.7

21.6

0.0

2.7

100.0

Column%

14.6

24.2

0.0

20.0

15.9

Team Leader

19

4

0

0

23

Row%

82.6

17.4

0.0

0.0

100.0

Column%

9.9

12.1

0.0

0.0

9.9

Case investigator

6

1

0

1

8

Row%

75.0

12.5

0.0

12.5

100.0

Column%

3.1

3.0

0.0

20.0

3.4

Other

2

0

0

0

2

Row%

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

Column%

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.9

Total

192

33

3

5

233

Row%

82.4

14.2

1.3

2.1

100.0

Column%

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0