Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence of Aedes larvae in two different topographical areas (i.e. seaside and mountainous area) and in two faith-based communities (i.e. Buddhist and Muslims). Samples were collected by using the stratified simple random sampling with a total of 400 households from all communities in 31 sub-districts. The results showed that Aedes larvae were mostly found in artificial containers including water containers in bathrooms, potted plants, animal pans, concrete tanks and water jars. Ae. albopictus larvae were found in higher numbers in the seaside area than in the mountainous area. All three Aedes larval indices: Container Index (CI), House Index (HI) and Breteau Index (BI), indicated a high risk of DHF transmission in both locations and faith-based communities. We also found that the HI in Muslim households was more than in Buddhist households.