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Table 3 General public’s knowledge on mosquito breeding sites
| REF | Author (year) | Location | Sample size | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagnant water | ||||
| [18] | Anand (2014) | India | 100 | Stagnant polluted water (29%), stagnant clean water (68%) |
| [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | Stagnant water (60.7%), ditches (35%), ponds (24%) |
| [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | Stagnant water (60.9%), blocked drains (40%) |
| [23] | Ghosh (2011) | India | 50 | Stagnant water (66%) |
| [36] | Tenglikar (2016) | India | 247 | Dirty stagnant water (85%) |
| [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 119 | Drain and polluted water (58.8%) |
| Water - storage and other | ||||
| [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | Water storage jars—cases (48%), non-cases (66%) |
| [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 119 | Clean water collection (27.7%) |
| [36] | Tenglikar (2016) | India | 247 | Artificial collection of water/water storage (14.6%) |
| Small containers | ||||
| [18] | Anand (2014) | India | 100 | Desert coolers (20%) |
| [45] | Aswathy (2011) | India | 300 | Coconut shells and broken utensils (69%) |
| [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | Vehicle tires (2.6%); coconut shells (4.2%) |
| [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | Old tires, broken pots and coconut shells (41.4%), desert coolers (26.3%) |
| [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | Coconut shells—cases (35%), non-cases (73%), tires—cases (13%), non-cases (54%) |
| Other | ||||
| [23] | Ghosh (2011) | India | 50 | Cracks in walls (2%), earth and air (2%) |
| [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | Cement baths—cases (28%), non-cases (66%) |
