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Table 4 Perceptions and opinions of community members and their willingness to use or pay for interventions targeting swarms

From: ‘The mosquitoes are preparing to attack us’: knowledge and perceptions of communities in south-eastern Tanzania regarding mosquito swarms

Variables assessed

Category

Percentage (n)

Whether respondents thought swarms should be prevented (n = 307)

Yes

83.1 (255)

No

16.9 (52)

Whether respondents thought swarms can actually be prevented (n = 307)

Yes

61.9 (190)

No/don’t know

39.1 (117)

Methods community members suggested for preventing swarms (n = 190)

Insecticide-sprays

52.0 (99)

Cleaning environment

34.7 (66)

Using mosquito traps

13.3 (25)

Willingness by respondents to use special techniques for killing mosquito swarms (n = 307)

Yes

97.4 (299)

No

2.6 (8)

Amount that respondents are willing to pay for swarm-targeting interventions per year (n = 299)

0

9.7 (29)

2000–5000 (0.9–2.3 USD)

73.9 (221)

6000–10,000 (2.7–4.5 USD)

9.7 (29)

Depends on proven effectiveness

6.7 (20)