Research Article

House-Level Risk Factors for Aedes aegypti Infestation in the Urban Center of Castilla la Nueva, Meta State, Colombia

Table 1

Frequencies (n, %) of socioeconomic factors associated with identifying positive houses for immature stages of A. aegypti (PR, 95% CI; χ2) and factors associated with the presence of positive ovitraps (PR, 95% CI; χ2).

Variablesn (%)Positive housesPositive ovitraps
YesNoPR (95% CI)χ2YesNoPR (95% CI)χ2

Sex
Female227 (73.9)761511.03 (0.72, 1.48)0.0005177500.97 (0.86, 1.11)0.049
Male80 (26.1)26541.0064161.00

Age
From 18 to 39144 (46.9)99451.001.51321121.000.88
From 40 to 60130 (42.3)87431 (0.86, 1.18)291010.99 (0.56, 1.77)
>6033 (10.7)19140.85 (0.63, 1.15)5281.6 (0.57, 4.48)

Education level
None4 (1.3)3112 (0.51, 280.09)10.0310.95 (0.54, 1.69)6.21
Primary97 (31.6)31661.88 (0.2, 17.52)77201.02 (0.90, 1.15)
High school139 (45.3)44951.85 (0.2, 17.06)111281.03 (0.92, 1.16)
Technician or technologist52 (16.9)16361.78 (0.18, 17.19)42101.03 (0.89, 1.20)
Professional10 (3.3)739.33 (0.71, 122.57)550.63 (0.34, 1.17)
Postgraduate5 (1.6)141.00321.00

Occupation
Housewife136 (44.3)38981.008.19103331.003.53
Unemployed32 (10.4)11211.35 (0.59, 3.07)2751.08 (0.92, 1.27)
Employee69 (22.5)26431.56 (0.84, 2.88)55141.02 (0.89, 1.17)
Student15 (4.9)5101.29 (0.41, 4.02)1140.93 (0.68, 1.27)
Independent worker51 (16.6)20311.66 (0.85, 3.27)4291.06 (0.92, 1.22)
None2 (0.7)201.E+07 (0, Inf)110.64 (0.16, 2.54)
Pensioner2 (0.7)020 (0, Inf)202.E+06 (0, Inf)

Family income
≤1 MW147 (47.9)51961.09 (0.79, 1.49)3.76120271.08 (0.96, 1.21)5.2
1-2 MW145 (47.2)431020.81 (0.59, 1.12)108370.91 (0.81, 1.02)
3-4 MW9 (2.9)541.71 (0.93, 3.13)908.E + 06 (0, Inf)
>4 MW6 (2)331.00421.00

Number of people
From 1 to 5261 (85)175861.001.53552061.00m
From 6 to 943 (14)29140.98 (0.49, 1.95)9341.01 (0.46, 2.23)
>103 (1)124.07 (0.36, 45.51)210.13 (0.01, 1.5)

Number of rooms
From 1 to 3262 (85.3)182801.007.95582041.000.45
From 4 to 640 (13)19212.51 (1.28, 4.93)7331.34 (0.56, 3.19)
> 75 (1.6)410.57 (0.06, 5.17)141.14 (0.12, 10.37)

Overcrowding
From 0.2 to 1.8217 (70.7)140771.001.71421751.002.96
From 2 to 2.769 (22.5)50190.69 (0.38, 1.26)20491.5 (0.96, 2.36)
> 2.921 (6.8)1560.73 (0.27, 1.95)4170.88 (0.35, 2.18)

Property condition
Own184 (59.9)711131.26 (1.06, 1.51)5.36147371.05 (0.93, 1.18)0.34
Rent123 (40.1)31921.0094291.00

Water supply service
Yes307 (100)102205NANA24166NANA

Water supply frequency
Every day307 (100)102205NANA24166NANA

Garbage collection service
Yes307 (100)102205NANA24166NANA

Garbage collection frequency
From 2 to 3 days307 (100)102205NANA24166NANA

Electric service
Yes307 (100)102205NANA24166NANA

Cable television service
Yes250 (81.4)791710.78 (0.54, 1.13)1.23192580.89 (0.79, 1.01)1.80
No57 (18.6)23341.004981.00

Internet service
Yes159 (51.8)491100.86 (0.63, 1.18)0.65116430.86 (0.77, 0.97)5.35
No148 (48.2)53951.00125231.00

Service domestic gas
Yes251 (81.8)711800.51 (0.38, 0.69)13.9191600.85 (0.76, 0.96)3.97
No56 (18.2)31251.005061.00

Socioeconomic levels
Level 1113 (36.8)39740.94 (0.5, 1.78)0.6587260.97 (0.86, 1.10)0.69
Level 2127 (41.4)39880.79 (0.42, 1.48)99280.99 (0.88, 1.11)
Level 367 (21.8)24431.0055121.00

Irregular urbanization area
Si42 (86.3)20221.82 (1.05, 3.18)4.543661.64 (0.72, 3.73)1.49
No265 (13.7)821831.00205601.00

Health regime
Subsidized184 (59.9)611231.01 (0.73, 1.39)1.03e − 30147370.96 (0.85, 1.08)0.34
Contributory123 (40.1)41821.0094291.00

MW = minimum wage in Colombia. Bold number and asterisk represent statistical significance of  < 0.05.