Table 1 Social-ecological parameters (mean and standard deviation - SD) tested in logistic regression models to predict dengue presence (1) and absence (0) at the neighborhood level in Machala in 2010
Parameter | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Population density | ||
More than four people per bedroom (% households) | 14.6% | 6.4% |
Population density (people per square kilometer) | 10,864 | 5,302 |
More than one other household sharing the home (% households) | 2.2% | 1.6% |
People per household | 3.88 | 0.52 |
Demographics | ||
Receive remittances (% households) | 10.8% | 3.2% |
People emigrate for work (% households) | 2.2% | 1.2% |
Mean age of the head of the household (years) | 45.2 | 3.0 |
Head of the household has primary education or less (% households) | 35.9% | 12.9% |
Afro-Ecuadorian (% population) | 9.6% | 6.9% |
Head of the household is unemployed (% households) | 23.0% | 5.3% |
Head of household is a woman (% households) | 30.3% | 4.5% |
Housing conditions | ||
Housing condition index (HCI), 0 to 1, where 1 is poor condition | 0.29 | 0.10 |
No access to municipal garbage collection (% households) | 8.0% | 12.3% |
No piped water inside the home (% households) | 34.4% | 18.7% |
No access to sewerage (% households) | 22.4% | 27.6% |
No access to paved roads (% households) | 26.7% | 22.3% |
People drink tap water (% households) | 32.8% | 11.7% |
Rental homes (% households) | 24.6% | 10.6% |
Other variables | ||
Average distance to the central hospital (km) | 2.36 | 1.27 |
Average Breteau Index during the first two quarters of 2010 | 28.6 | 2.15 |