Cockroach Infestation and Factors Affecting the Estimation of Cockroach Population in Urban Communities

Table 6

The entrance-source of cockroaches according to standpoint of occupants for 283 surveyed units of dormitories.

The entrance-source of cockroaches	Toilet	House kitchen	Neighbours	Rubbish containers	N and T	N and R	T and R	T and K	N, T, and R	N, T, and K	T, K, and R	N and K	N, T, K, and R	Others (yard or drainage)	Did not know	Total
Frequency	97	39	16	11	6	7	8	44	10	3	9	1	18	7	8	283*
Percentage	34.3	13.8	5.7	3.9	2.12	2.8	2.8	15.6	3.5	1.1	3.2	0.4	6.4	1.2	2.8	100

∗348 residents were questioned, although 81% of them had answer. T: toilet, K: kitchen, R: rubbish container, and N: neighbours.