Table 1 Post spray observation using questionnaire-based format in 2017 and 2018
Parameters | Year 2017 | Year 2018 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nos | % | Nos | % | ||
Household observation | |||||
No of house hold covered | 1261 | 1791 | |||
Has your home been sprayed? | 1234 | 97.8 | 1778 | 99.3 | < 0.01 |
Were you informed about the spray in-advance? | 272 | 21.5 | 1707 | 95.3 | < 0.01 |
Were you asked to cover the essential equipment before the spray? | 1028 | 81.5 | 1637 | 91.4 | < 0.01 |
Were you told not to paint the walls after the spray? | 526 | 41.7 | 1216 | 67.9 | < 0.01 |
Spray quality | 603 | 47.8 | 1586 | 88.6 | < 0.01 |
Are you satisfied with the spray? | 842 | 66.8 | 1622 | 90.5 | |
Room Observation | |||||
Total targeted rooms for spray | 8288 | 8420 | |||
Completed rooms | 5990 | 72.3 | 6100 | 72.4 | > 0.05 |
Partially sprayed | 744 | 8.9 | 757 | 8.9 | > 0.05 |
Refused rooms | 943 | 12.4 | 952 | 11.3 | < 0.05 |
Locked rooms | 239 | 2.9 | 239 | 2.8 | > 0.05 |
Left rooms | 372 | 4.5 | 372 | 4.0 | > 0.05 |
Adverse effects noted by the respondents | 206 | 16.3 | 144 | 8.0 | < 0.05 |
Adverse effect observation | |||||
Burning on face | 69 | 33.5 | 35 | 24.3 | > 0.05 |
Cough | 11 | 5.3 | 6 | 4.2 | > 0.05 |
Cold | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 7.6 | < 0.05 |
Dizziness | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.4 | < 0.05 |
Eye irritation | 31 | 15.0 | 13 | 9.0 | > 0.05 |
Headache | 9 | 4.4 | 5 | 3.5 | > 0.05 |
Insomnia | 4 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.7 | > 0.05 |
Itching | 68 | 33.0 | 63 | 43.8 | < 0.05 |
Runny nose | 8 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.4 | > 0.05 |
Stomachache | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.5 | < 0.01 |