Table 4 Good preventive practices of household heads against dengue fever in the urban communities of Taiz governorate, Yemen (N = 383)
Practice items | Good practice | |
|---|---|---|
n | % (95Â % CI) | |
Insecticide spraying | 186 | 48.6 (44–54) |
Having mosquito nets | 249 | 65.0 (60–70) |
Sleeping under mosquito nets | 183 | 47.8 (43–53) |
Using fans for repelling mosquitoes | 62 | 16.2 (13–20) |
Window screening | 297 | 77.5 (73–81) |
Drying water collections around houses | 276 | 72.1 (67–76) |
Covering water containers | 363 | 94.8 (92–97) |
Using creams for repelling mosquitoes | 120 | 31.3 (27–36) |