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.