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Table 3 General public’s knowledge on mosquito breeding sites

From: Risk perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of chikungunya among the public and health professionals: a systematic review

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%)