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Table 4 Proportion of households engaged in multiple mosquito-avoidance behaviours by wealth, education, and planning and drainage variables (# of households interviewed).

From: Examining the determinants of mosquito-avoidance practices in two Kenyan cities

Variables

Kisumu (n = 512)

 

Malindi (n = 480)

 

Wealth

    

   • Low

47.2

 

86.0

 

   • Medium

87.5

 

74.5

 

   • High

80.6

*p < 0.001

56.5

*p < 0.001

Education

    

   • Low

39.2

 

72.5

 

   • Medium

35.4

 

51.0

 

   • High

68.8

*p < 0.001

66.9

*p < 0.001

Planning and Drainage

    

   1. Planned well drained

71.8

 

70.0

 

   2. Planned poorly drained

71.0

 

71.0

 

   3. Unplanned well drained

65.2

 

80.0

 

   4. Unplanned poorly drained

35.8

 

57.0

 

   5. Rural

24.8

*p < 0.001

45.0

*p < 0.001

  1. *Chi-square analysis within variables