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Table 6 Malaria prevention practices among respondents who had heard of malaria

From: Malaria-related knowledge and prevention practices in four neighbourhoods in and around Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

City

Construction sites

Village

Slums

(N = 114) %

(N = 30) %

(N = 29) %

(N = 25) %

(N = 30) %

Stagnant water removal in house

95

97

90

100

93

Stagnant water removal near house

91

93

73

100

97

Long-sleeved clothing

60

57

77

52

53

Repellent coils

38

20

50

55

27

Liquid repellents

32

67

10

17

33

Mosquito bed nets

30

0

83

24

13

Anti-mosquito spray

14

33

3

14

7

Insecticide-treated bed nets

4

0

0

3

13