Personal-protection measures against mosquitoes: a study of practices and costs in a district, in the Indian state of Orissa, where malaria and lymphatic filariasis are co-endemic
Personal-protection measures against mosquitoes: a study of practices and costs in a district, in the Indian state of Orissa, where malaria and lymphatic filariasis are co-endemic
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10.1179/136485907x193897
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2007-10-01
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Swain, B. K.
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Babu, B. V.;Mishra, S.;Swain, B. K.
在印度奥里萨邦一个地区的农村和城市社区中进行的一项研究中，调查了针对蚊子的个人保护措施以及这些措施的家庭成本。生活在研究社区的大多数人认为蚊子是一个问题，既是一种叮咬的滋扰，也是人类疾病的载体。几乎所有（99%）被调查的城市家庭和大多数（84%）农村家庭都报告至少使用了一种灭蚊措施。大多数研究家庭（92%的城市家庭和64%的农村家庭）使用“现代”化学方法（线圈，蒸发垫，液体蒸发器或喷雾器），其中蚊香的使用频率高于任何其他个人保护措施。大多数接受调查的家庭也使用未经处理的蚊帐（城市76%，农村58%）和一些家庭（约10%的城市和8%的农村）仍然使用更传统的方法，在室内燃烧干粪或植物，特别是为了产生烟雾驱赶蚊子。设置，房屋类型，如屋顶所用的材料所示，和家庭人数都是使用个人保护的重要预测因素，城市环境中的家庭、大家庭和居住在混凝土屋顶建筑物中的家庭相对更有可能使用某种形式的个人保护。尽管“现代”的、基于化学的方法经常被使用，但大约每两个受访者中就有一个（57%的城市受访者和43%的农村受访者）认为使用这些方法对他们的健康有害。国会$ 2.20）/城市家庭和72印度卢比（美国）。国会$ 1.60）/农村家庭。环境、家庭收入、家庭规模和家中卧室的数量都对这种支出有很大影响。作为家庭收入的一部分，控制蚊子的支出高得惊人。
In a study undertaken among rural and urban communities in a district of Orissa, India, the personal-protection measures used against mosquitoes, and the household costs of these measures, were investigated. Most people living in the study communities perceived mosquitoes as a problem, both as a biting nuisance and as vectors of human disease. Almost all (99%) of the urban households investigated and most (84%) of the rural each reported the use of at least one measure against mosquitoes. Most of the study households (92% of the urban and 64% of the rural) used a 'modern' chemical method (coils, vaporizing mats, liquid vaporizers or sprays), with mosquito coils used more frequently than any other personal-protection measure. Untreated bednets were also used by most of the households investigated (76% of the urban and 58% of the rural) and some households (about 10% of the urban and 8% of the rural) still used the more traditional method of burning dried dung or vegetation indoors, specifically to create smoke to drive away mosquitoes.Setting, house type, as indicated by the material used as roofing, and number of people in the household were each a significant predictor of the use of personal protection, with households in an urban setting, large households, and households occupying a concrete-roofed building relatively more likely to use some form of personal protection. Although 'modern', chemical-based methods were frequently employed, about one in every two interviewees (57% of the urban and 43% of the rural) considered the use of such methods to be harmful to their health.The mean monthly expenditures on personal-protection measures were 101 Indian rupees (U. S.$ 2.20)/urban household and 72 Indian rupees (U. S.$ 1.60)/rural household. Setting, family income, family size and number of sleeping rooms in the house each affected such expenditure significantly. As a proportion of household income, expenditure on controlling mosquitoes was surprisingly high.