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Table 2 Characteristics of washbasins observed at households surveyed from August to October 2018 from peri-urban locations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

From: Use of effective lids reduces presence of mosquito larvae in household water storage containers in urban and peri-urban Zika risk areas of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

 

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Total washbasins

662

597

480

Washbasin made of cement

600 (91%)

567 (95%)

461 (95%)

What is this water used for?

 Cooking

180 (27%)

27 (5%)

34 (7%)

 Drinking

14 (2%)

10 (2%)

4 (1%)

 Household cleaning

593 (90%)

575 (96%)

463 (95%)

 Personal hygiene

390 (59%)

226 (38%)

348 (72%)

Reports using water in washbasin every day (vs. between once per day and once per week)

621 (94%)

556 (93%)

395 (81%)

 Washbasin observed covered

111 (17%)

5 (1%)

62 (13%)

 Effective lid observed on washbasin

35 (5%)

3 (1%)

30 (6%)

 Larvae or pupae are present

93 (14%)

101 (17%)

65 (13%)