As shown in Table 3, about 41% of the
respondents protected themselves from mosquito
bites during day time. The most popular preventive
method was using mosquito coils (56.7%).
23% of the households did not protect adults
from mosquito bites; they protected only their
children by using bed nets. 15% of the
respondents used mosquito coils for adults and
bed nets for the protection of children. Other
methods that were rarely used included
mosquito repellants (3.1%) and screening the
house (2.4%).
The dengue fever preventive practices of
the respondents were classified as good
(≥70%), moderate (40-60%), and poor (