Household use of insecticide consumer products in a dengue-endemic area in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the household use of insecticide consumer products to kill mosquitoes and other insect pests, as well as the expenditures for using these products, in a dengue-endemic area of México.

Methods

A questionnaire was administered to 441 households in Mérida City and other communities in Yucatán to assess household use of insecticide consumer products.

Results

A total of 86.6% of surveyed households took action to kill insect pests with consumer products. The most commonly used product types were insecticide aerosol spray cans (73.6%), electric plug-in insecticide emitters (37.4%) and mosquito coils (28.3%). Mosquitoes were targeted by 89.7% of households using insecticide aerosol spray cans and >99% of households using electric plug-in insecticide em

SUBMITTER: Lorono-Pino MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4167961 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature