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Table 3 Vector control practices for preventing malaria in the coastal plain of Chiapas between 1995 and 2012

From: Socioeconomic factors, attitudes and practices associated with malaria prevention in the coastal plain of Chiapas, Mexico

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1995 %

2012 %

 

Never

86.3

89.3

 

More than 10 years ago

6.0

6.3

Households reporting at least one in the family having malaria

6-10 years ago

3.4

1.8

 

2-5 years ago

2.4

1.7

 

1 year ago

1.6

0.2

 

Do not know

0.2

0.7

 

Have bed nets

99.0

94.3

  

All year

75.7

93.0

 

Season usage

Rainy season

12.0

2.8

  

High mosq. abundance

10.6

3.1

 

Bought products in the last year

99.4

71.8

Bought bed nets in the last year

98.2

49.4

  

2

28.1

17.5

Use of products to prevent mosquito bites

 

1

4.9

12.4

 

Number bought

3

29.1

8.5

  

4

21.0

6.5

  

>5

17.0

3.5

 

Mosquito coil

9.6

24.2

 

Aerosol

11.4

23.2

 

Repellent

0.8

4.0

 

>1 year ago

13.5

48.9

 

Never

56.0

37.1

 

1-2 months ago

2.2

4.2

The house was sprayed

3-4 months ago

8.0

4.1

 

9-12 months ago

2.8

2.6

 

5-6 months ago

13.9

2.4

 

7-8 months ago

3.2

0.7

 

Every 2 months

32.7

38.6

 

Every 6 months

29.3

28.0

Frequency that would like an IRS

Every 4 months

8.4

13.3

 

Each 3 months

22.7

12.0

 

Yearly

5.6

7.4

 

Never

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0.7