Question | Possible answers |
Sociodemographic profile of the participants | |
What is your gender? | Female/Male |
How old are you? | Years |
What is the highest level of education you have completed? | None/Primary and secondary/High School College |
What is your occupation? | Stay-at-home mothers/Worked in construction, maintenance or domestic employs/Students |
Water and sanitation conditions | |
Do you have access to water? | Yes/No |
What is the frequency of water supply? | Constant/Inconstant |
What is the garbage removal frequency? | Every day/Twice a week/Three times a week |
Where do you dispose the wastewater? | Wastewater system/Septic tank/On the street |
Knowledge regarding to prevention of MBDs | |
Which of the following diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes? | Dengue/Chagas/Yellow fever/Chikungunya/Malaria |
What is the mechanism of transmission of MBDs? | Body fluids/water polluted/contaminated food/mosquito bite |
What is the time of day when mosquitoes are more likely to bite? | At dawn/Noon/Before dusk/Afternoon and night/Only during night |
Which are mosquito breeding sites? | Tires/hollow trees/on soil/gutters/in walls/on garbage |
Which of these preventive measures do you consider more effective to avoid the reproduction of larvae and pupae? | Apply the little dab Eliminate stagnant water Fumigate Apply larvicide Use of fishes on water containers Covered water containers |
Which of these measures do you consider more effective to prevent mosquito bites? | Use of bed nets/Use of repellent/Use of insecticides/Covered water containers/Apply the little dab/Use of screens in window and doors |
Attitudes about prevention of MBDs | |
Do you consider that preventive measures to reduce mosquitoes could avoid mosquito borne disease? | Strongly Agree*/Agree*/Not sure/Disagree/Strongly disagree |
Are mosquito borne diseases serious problem? | Strongly Agree*/Agree*/Not sure/Disagree/Strongly disagree |
Is it spraying the best method to reduce mosquitoes? | Strongly Agree/Agree/Not sure/Disagree*/Strongly disagree* |
Is it Ministry of Health unique entity responsible to reduce larvae of mosquitoes in your home? | Strongly Agree/Agree/Not sure/Disagree*/Strongly disagree* |
Are you responsible to prevent spread of larvae in your home? | Strongly Agree*/Agree*/Not sure/Disagree/Strongly disagree |
Preventive measures against MBDs | |
Which practices for preventing the mosquito breeding are you using? | Eliminate standing water/Use of larvicide/Wash water containers/Use of fishes in water containers |
Which practices for preventing the mosquito bites are you using? | Use of insecticide/Use of repellent/Use of screens in window and doors/Use of fans/Use of bed nets |