Table 1 The perceived origin of mosquitoes, enumerated by number of mentions in IDIs
Ranking | Community A | Community B |
|---|---|---|
1 | Grasses/bushes (20) | Grasses/bushes (15) |
2 | Wastewater (11) | Wastewater (10) |
3 | Bas-fonds (10) | Stagnant water (9) |
4 | Stagnant water (8) | Garbage (6) and river (6) |
5 | Edge of water bodies (6) | Dam (4) |
6 | Garbage (4) | Mangoes (3) |
7 | Forest (3) and dam (3), dark (3), humid (3) | Forest (2) and God (2) |
8 | River (2), animals (2) | Bas-fonds (1) |
9 | Agricultural ponds (1), ploughing (1), and God (1) |