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Table 6 Incidence rate ratios, IRR (95% confidence intervals) by multivariate analysis of Ae. aegypti pupae per container in relation to socio-demographic and household water management in a suburban and a rural village in Laos and Thailand

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

 

Laos

Thailand

Suburban

Rural

Suburban

Rural

No. of containers

139

64

171

179

Socio-demography

 Occupation

Agriculture

    

35

1

168

1

Commercial

    

34

1.9 (0.8–4.9)

3

0.1 (0.0–0.8)*

Service

    

13

0.6 (0.1–3.2)

3

0.9 (0.1–12.5)

Othera

    

89

2.3 (1.1–4.8)*

5

1.5 (0.2–9.3)

 Wealth status

Poor

      

19

1

Intermediate

      

101

9.3 (3.1–28.1)**

Rich

      

59

13.2 (4.0–43.3)**

Household water management

 Tank

No

  

58

1

    

Yes

  

6

5.9 (1.9–19.1)**

    

 Container location

Indoor

15

1

    

56

1

Outdoor

79

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

    

35

0.2 (0.1–0.5)**

Toilet/bathroom

45

0.7 (0.2–2.1)

    

88

0.4 (0.2–0.9)*

 Frequency of container cleaning

≤ Weekly

    

71

1

60

1

> Weekly-monthly

    

92

3.5 (1.9–6.6)**

111

2.6 (1.3–5.1)**

> Monthly-yearly

    

8

2.4 (0.5–12.2)

8

5.9 (0.6-55.2)

 Lid status

Without lid

107

1

48

 

142

1

  

With lid

32

0.3 (0.1–0.9)*

16

0.7 (0.2–2.6)

29

0.1 (0.0–0.4)**

  
  1. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01
  2. aRetired, unemployed and student