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Table 3 Characteristics of other household water storage containers 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. (%)

Containers

332

219

121

Container made out of…

 Cement

22 (7%)

19 (9%)

13 (11%)

 Plastic

285 (86%)

178 (81%)

103 (85%)

 Metal

25 (8%)

19 (9%)

3 (3%)

What is this water used for?

 Cooking

50 (15%)

7 (3%)

21 (17%)

 Drinking

74 (22%)

17 (8%)

0 (0%)

 Household cleaning

105 (32%)

101 (46%)

45 (37%)

 Personal hygiene

70 (21%)

84 (38%)

47 (39%)

 Gardening

18 (5%)

3 (1%)

3 (2%)

The container is observed covered

212 (64%)

91 (42%)

64 (53%)

Effective lid observed on container

142 (43%)

61 (28%)

38 (31%)

Larvae or pupae are present

35 (11%)

63 (30%)

20 (18%)