Table 4 Knowledge of the respondents about the prevention measures for house flies
Multan | Lahore | Faisalabad | Shorkot | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Are house flies preventable? | |||||
-Yes | 20 (38.46) | 21 (42.00) | 13 (30.23) | 12 (42.86) | 66 (38.15) |
-No | 5 (9.62) | 5 (10.00) | 5 (11.63) | 2 (7.14) | 17 (9.83) |
I don’t know | 27 (51.92) | 24 (48.00) | 25 (58.14) | 14 (50.00) | 90 (52.02) |
Knowledge about preventive/control measures | |||||
House flies can be controlled/prevented by | |||||
-using fly papers | 1 (1.92) | 2 (4.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (1.73) |
-using insecticides | 6 (11.54) | 3 (6.00) | 3 (6.98) | 2 (7.14) | 14 (8.09) |
-sanitation | 16 (30.77) | 16 (32.00) | 11 (25.58) | 8 (28.57) | 51 (29.48) |
-using fans | 6 (11.54) | 3 (6.00) | 1 (6.98) | 1 (3.57) | 11 (6.36) |
-planting mint (Mentha spp.) | 4 (7.69) | 2 (4) | 1 (2.33) | 2 (7.14) | 9 (5.20) |
-using neem (Azadirachta indica) essential oil | 15 (28.85) | 9 (18) | 7 (16.28) | 8 (28.57) | 39 (22.54) |
-using electric fly killer | 11 (21.15) | 15 (30) | 17 (39.53) | 8 (28.57) | 51 (29.48) |
I don’t know any measure | 4 (7.69) | 6 | 4 (7.69) | 0 | 14 (8.09) |