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Table 4 Forest-going activities and use of personal protection among adults aged 18+ years in the three study villages

From: Transmission risk beyond the village: entomological and human factors contributing to residual malaria transmission in an area approaching malaria elimination on the Thailand–Myanmar border

 

Total (N = 48)

% (95% CI)

Stay overnight in the forest

11.2 (8.3–14.5)

Frequency of staying in forest

 > Once per week

12.5 (4.7–25.2)

 Once week/once 2 weeks

68.8 (53.7–81.3)

 Once month

12.5 (4.7–25.2)

 Rarely

6.3 (1.3–17.2)

Reason for going to forest

 Foraging

87.5 (74.8–95.3)

 Hunting

91.7 (80.0–97.7)

 Other (goat farming, fishing)

4.2 (0.5–14.3)

Forest is in which country?

 Thailand

14.6 (6.9–28.2)

 Myanmar

47.9 (33.8–62.3)

 Both

37.5 (24.7–52.4)

Used net last time stayed in forest

 Yes

9.5 (3.5–23.6)

Used other prevention method last time in forest

 Long clothes

87.5 (74.2–94.4)

 Repellent spray

47.9 (33.8–62.3)