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Table 2 Characteristics of breeding habitats, proportions of mosquito/vector breeding and access for vector surveillance

From: Socio-demographic and household attributes may not necessarily influence malaria: evidence from a cross sectional study of households in an urban slum setting of Chennai, India

Breeding habitats

Total number of habitats (n)

Number of habitats with vector immatures (%)

Number of habitats with any mosquito breeding (%)

Number of unapproachable habitats (%)

OHT (cement)

457

79 (17.29)

81 (17.72)

23 (5.03)

OHT (synthetic/fibre tanks)

414

20 (4.83)

22 (5.31)

91 (21.98)

Well

38

13 (34.21)

19 (50)

1 (2.63)

Stored water containersa

49

1 (2.04)

23 (46.94)

1 (2.04)

Sumps/underground tanks

17

1 (5.88)

1 (5.88)

0

Cisternsb

158

5 (3.16)

27 (17.09)

3 (1.9)

Inside tank (IST)

4

0

0 (0)

0

  1. aPlastic pots, plastic containers, mud pots etc
  2. bTransient breeding habitats like barrels or drums