Table 2: Frequency and confidence interval of answers about observation of rats by the population in the region and rodent control, Blumenau/Santa Catarina/Brazil.
Answers |
n (%) |
CI (95%) |
P |
There are rats in the region? |
|
|
|
No |
163 (60.37%) |
(54.54-66.2) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
107 (39.63%) |
(33.8-45.46) |
|
Rodent control? |
|
|
|
No |
155 (57.41%) |
(51.51-63.31) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
115 (42.59%) |
(36.69-48.49) |
|
How make rodent control? |
|
|
|
Deifies |
80 (29.63%) |
(24.18-35.08) |
- |
Cats |
9 (3.33%) |
(1.19-5.47) |
|
Cleaning |
2 (0.74%) |
(0-1.76) |
|
No |
153 (56.67%) |
(50.76-62.58) |
|
Traps/poison |
2 (0.74%) |
(0-1.76) |
|
Traps |
23 (8.52%) |
(5.19-11.85) |
|
All methods |
1 (0.37%) |
(0-1.09) |
|
CI: Confidence Interval; P: P-value of Chi-square test. If P < 0.05 then significant differences between proportions.