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Table 4 Number of containers positive for Ae. aegypti out of those inspected and total number and density of pupae collected in relation to socio-demographic and household water management characteristics in Thailand

From: Effects of socio-demographic characteristics and household water management on Aedes aegypti production in suburban and rural villages in Laos and Thailand

 

Suburban village

Rural village

Containers

Pupae

Containers

Pupae

No. positive/inspected

% positive

Total

No. per container (95% CI)

No. positive/inspected

% positive

Total

No. per container (95% CI)

Overall per study location

97/171

56.7

1,046

6.1 (3.2–9.0)

85/179

47.5

1,007

5.6 (2.9–8.3)

Socio-demography

 Education level

≤ Primary school

71/115

61.7

833

7.2 (3.2–11.3)

72/161

44.7

658

4.1 (2.0–6.1)

> Primary school

26/56

46.4

213

3.8 (1.1–6.6)

13/18

72.2

349

19.4 (-0.4–39.2)

 Occupation

Agriculture

21/35

60.0

115

3.3 (1.3–5.3)

79/168

47.0

962

5.7 (2.9–8.6)

Commercial

23/34

67.6

229

6.7 (1.4–12.1)

2/3

66.7

4

1.3 (-1.5–4.2)

Service

5/13

38.5

8

0.6 (0.1–1.2)

2/3

66.7

13

4.3 (-8.4–17.1)

Othera

48/89

53.9

694

7.8 (2.7–12.9)

2/5

40.0

28

5.6 (-7.9–19.2)

 Wealth status

Poor

4/8

50.0

47

5.9 (-5.1–16.9)

8/19

42.1

30

1.6 (0.4–2.8)

Intermediate

35/64

54.7

574

8.9 (1.9–15.9)

39/101

38.6

534

5.3 (1.7–8.9)

Rich

58/99

58.6

425

4.3 (2.2–6.3)

38/59

64.4

443

7.5 (2.1–12.9)

Household water management

 Container type

Jar

38/69

55.1

370

5.4 (0.5–10.2)

41/100

41.0

429

4.3 (0.7–7.8)

Tank

51/85

60.0

595

7.0 (2.9–11.1)

42/74

56.8

572

7.7 (3.3–12.1)

Bucket

8/17

47.1

81

4.8 (-3.4–12.9)

2/5

40.0

6

1.2 (-0.8–3.2)

 Container location

Indoor

24/44

54.5

106

2.4 (1.2–3.6)

18/56

32.1

335

5.9 (-0.3–12.3)

Outdoor

11/20

55.0

247

12.4 (-4.8–29.5)

15/35

42.9

91

2.6 (0.6–4.6)

Toilet/bathroom

62/107

57.9

693

6.5 (3.0–9.9)

52/88

59.1

581

6.6 (2.9–10.3)

 Household water source

Rain-fed

8/15

53.3

15

1.0 (0.1–1.9)

4/12

33.3

37

3.1 (-0.6–6.7)

Manually collected rain

2/6

33.3

2

0.3 (-0.2–0.9)

9/34

26.5

120

3.5 (-1.9–8.9)

Piped water

84/145

57.9

1,022

7.1 (3.7–10.4)

70/131

53.4

848

6.5 (3.1–9.9)

Borehole

0

0

0

–

0

0

0

–

 Frequency of container cleaning

≤ Weekly

37/71

52.1

168

2.4 (1.3–3.5)

27/60

45.0

146

2.4 (1.2–3.7)

> Weekly-monthly

55/92

59.8

864

9.4 (4.1–14.6)

55/111

49.5

828

7.5 (3.2–11.7)

> Monthly-yearly

5/8

62.5

14

1.8 (-0.2–3.7)

3/8

37.5

33

4.1 (-2.5–10.8)

 Lid status

With lid

13/29

44.8

24

0.8 (0.2–1.5)

12/45

26.7

145

3.2 (-0.9–7.3)

Without lid

84/142

59.2

1,022

7.2 (3.7–10.6)

73/134

54.5

862

6.4 (3.1–9.7)

 Temephos present in container

No

97/171

56.7

1,046

6.1 (3.2–9.0)

83/177

46.9

983

5.5 (2.9–8.3)

Yes

0

0

0

–

2/2

100.0

24

12.0 (-51.5–75.5)

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval
  2. aRetired, unemployed and student