Table 3 Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP) among study populations on dengue in Kandy district as a percentage (n = 200)
Factors | Study area | χ2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akurana | KMC | Gangawata Korale | Kundasale | Gampola | |||
Knowledge | |||||||
Awareness about dengue | Good | 39.5a | 40.0a | 41.5a | 25.5b | 47.5a | χ2 = 38.12 (df = 8) |
Medium | 44.5 | 37.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 42.5 | ||
Poor | 16.0 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 23.5 | 10.0 | ||
Attitudes | |||||||
Nature of case frequency in the area | Frequent | 56.0a | 53.5a | 53.0a | 35.5b | 29.5b | χ2 = 48.37 (df = 8) |
Occasionally | 43.0 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 62.5 | 69.0 | ||
None | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
Need for better awareness and knowledge on dengue | Yes | 48.0a | 58.0a | 60.0a | 61.5a | 84.0b | χ2 = 59.59 (df = 4) |
No | 52.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 16.0 | ||
If yes, in which aspects | Symptoms and treatments of DHF | 75.0a | 64.0a | 58.5b | 64.8b | 78.0a | χ2 = 49.75 (df = 8) |
Controlling of vectors | 53.5 | 42.0 | 69.5 | 71.5 | 89.0 | ||
SWM | 45.0 | 58.0 | 34.0 | 29.5 | 57.0 | ||
Willingness to contribute community based controlling activities | Yes | 84.5a | 59.5b | 76.0c | 71.5c | 87.0a | χ2 = 52.76 (df = 4) |
No | 15.5 | 40.5 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 13.0 | ||
Reasons for not practicing of composting or home gardening, due to restrictions in | Time | 52.0a | 68.0b | 42.5c | 39.5c | 34.0d | χ2 = 64.83 (df = 8) |
Space | 62.0 | 78.0 | 52.0 | 42.0 | 52.0 | ||
Labour | 12.0 | 54.0 | 21.5 | 18.0 | 49.0 | ||
Practices | |||||||
Cleanliness of the homestead | Yes | 92.0a | 78.0b | 96.0a | 95.0a | 94.5a | χ2 = 55.05 (df = 4) |
No | 8.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | ||
Practice of composting or home gardening | Yes | 18.0a | 2.5a | 24.5a | 18.5a | 25.5a | χ2 = 18.31 (df = 4) |
No | 82.0 | 97.5 | 75.5 | 81.5 | 74.5 | ||
Waste disposal frequency | Daily | 21.0a | 6.5b | 16.5c | 8.0b | 14.5c | χ2 = 71.79 (df = 8) |
< 7 Days | 73.5 | 93.5 | 83.5 | 92.0 | 85.5 | ||
> 7 Days | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Waste disposal method | Garbage pit | 28.0a | 4.0b | 15.0c | 10.5c | 18.5d | χ2 = 142.46 (df = 20) |
Collected by the Municipality | 58.0 | 98.0 | 79.5 | 69.0 | 73.0 | ||
To road | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Open ground | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Composting | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | ||
Burning | 34.5 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 44.0 | 34.0 | ||
Nature of the waste collection Service of Pradeshiya Sabha or Municipality | Once 2 week | 0.0a | 1.5a | 2.0b | 0.0b | 0.0a | χ2 = 94.54 (df = 20) |
Once a week | 74.0 | 94.0 | 78.0 | 79.0 | 83.0 | ||
Irregular | 83.5 | 46.0 | 65.0 | 59.5 | 51.5 | ||
Use no alarming sound | 32.0 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 38.0 | 12.0 | ||
Don’t reach the road or house | 53.0 | 0.5 | 37.5 | 27.0 | 11.0 | ||
Item rejection | 84.0 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 83.0 | 89.0 | ||
Source separation of Solid Waste | Yes | 37.5a | 35.5b | 20.5a | 18.5a | 32.5c | χ2 = 30.10 (df = 4) |
No | 62.5 | 64.5 | 79.5 | 81.5 | 67.5 | ||
Used Mosquito bite prevention method | Screen | 23.5a | 39.0c | 14.5b | 10.5b | 28.5a | χ2 = 113.01 (df = 24) |
Close windows | 39.0 | 17.5 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 25.5 | ||
Coils/use of smoke | 69.0 | 81.0 | 62.5 | 70.5 | 78.5 | ||
Nets | 54.5 | 52.0 | 68.5 | 63.5 | 75.5 | ||
Fans | 27.0 | 49.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 30.5 | ||
Other | 42.5 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 40.0 | ||
None | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
Covering status of the water storage tanks | Fully covered | 80.5a | 93.0b | 96.5b | 85.0c | 99.0d | χ2 = 89.77 (df = 8) |
Partially covered | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
None | 18.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
Status of Roof Gutters | Functioning | 48.0a | 58.0a | 35.0b | 37.5b | 29.5b | χ2 = 55.52 (df = 8) |
Blocked | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
None | 50.0 | 41.0 | 65.0 | 62.5 | 70.5 | ||