Table 4 Knowledge of the general public on vector control
| Â | Author (year) | Location | Sample size | Proportion | Preventative measure | Description of outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source reduction of mosquito breeding areas | ||||||
  [18] | Anand (2014) | India | 100 | 47% | Source reduction | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [19] | Patil (2013) | India | 154 | 12.5% | Source reduction | Knowledge on preventing chikungunya |
  [22] | Nagpal (2012) | India | 1000 | 4–69% across study states | Source reduction | Knowledge on how to eliminate mosquito breeding |
  [45] | Aswathy (2011) | India | 300 | 39% | Environmental sanitation | Knowledge of the means to prevent mosquito breeding |
  [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | 20.8% | Environmental | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [21] | Arpit (2012) | India | 274 | 34.7% | Environmental | Knowledge on mosquito control measures |
  [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | 49.7% | Prevent stagnation of water | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [31] | Thakor (2015) | India | 100 | 34.7% | Environmental | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 120 | 31.6% | Regular cleaning of drainage | Knowledge of government measures to prevent MBDs |
  [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 103 | 66% | Keeping surroundings clean and proper drainage | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
Source reduction from drinking water containers | ||||||
  [18] | Anand (2014) | India | 100 | 20% | Draining water and cleaning coolers | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [45] | Aswathy (2011) | India | 300 | 20.7% | Overturning plastic cups, containers, and other receptacles | Knowledge of measures to prevent mosquito breeding |
  [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | 41.1% | Cover water containers | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | 21.1% | Cleaning of coolers | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | 36% cases 64% non-cases | Changing stored water frequently | Knowledge on preventative measures |
  [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | 40% cases 68% non-cases | Turning containers upside down | Knowledge on preventative measures |
Biological | ||||||
  [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | 2.9% | Biological | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [23] | Ghosh (2011) | India | 50 | 8% | Fish | Knowledge on mosquito control |
  [21] | Arpit (2012) | India | 274 | 54.7% | Biological | Knowledge on mosquito control measures |
  [31] | Thakor (2015) | India | 100 | 54.7% | Biological | Knowledge on vector control measures |
Larvicides | ||||||
  [19] | Patil (2013) | India | 154 | 0.8% | Larvicides | Knowledge on preventing chikungunya |
  [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | 4% cases 10% non-cases | Using abate | Knowledge on preventative measures |
  [31] | Thakor (2015) | India | 100 | 79.2% | Anti-larval method | Knowledge on vector control measures |
Insecticides | ||||||
  [19] | Patil (2013) | India | 154 | 33.1% | Insecticide spraying | Knowledge on preventing chikungunya |
  [22] | Nagpal (2012) | India | 1000 | 5–48% across study States | Treatment with insecticides | Knowledge on how to eliminate mosquito breeding |
  [35] | Majra (2011) | India | 150 cases, 450 non-cases | 64% cases 68% non-cases | Spraying insecticides | Knowledge on preventative measures |
  [21] | Arpit (2012) | India | 274 | 83.2% | Space spray | Knowledge on mosquito control measures |
  [31] | Thakor (2015) | India | 100 | 83.2% | Space spray | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 120 | 34.2% | Spraying and fogging | Knowledge of government measures to prevent MBDs |
Unspecified Chemical | ||||||
  [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | 61.1% | Chemical | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [21] | Arpit (2012) | India | 274 | 79.2% | Chemical | Knowledge on mosquito control measures |
  [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 103 | 34% | Spraying chemicals on water and keeping the surrounding clean | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [32] | Mehta (2015) | India | 120 | 34.2% | Chemical spraying and cleaning of garbage | Knowledge of government measures to prevent MBDs |
Other | ||||||
  [43] | Raude (2009) | Mayotte | 888 | 59.2% | Vector control | Knowledge of vector control |
  [33] | Boratne (2010) | India | 1674 | 0.6% | Integrated | Knowledge on vector control measures |
  [20] | Kohli (2013) | India | 350 | 38.6% 12% | Cleaning up garbage Putting kerosene oil in coolers | Knowledge on prevention of MBDs |
  [21] | Arpit (2012) | India | 274 | 4% | Genetic method | Knowledge on mosquito control measures |