Cross-Sectional Survey on the Dengue Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices Among Students and Staff of a Public University in Malaysia

Lugova, Halyna; Wallis, S

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“…Most studies on leptospirosis KAP were descriptive and did not tried to identify factors that may influence the predisposition to use preventive practices [ 9 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 44 , 65 ]. Our results are consistent with those of Arbiol et al [ 32 ], Lau et al [ 7 ] and other studies regarding zoonotic disease prevention practices that show that greater knowledge about the disease results in a greater adoption of preventive practices [ 31 , 45 ].…”

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“…Assessments of people’s knowledge of leptospirosis and health behavior provide critical information for disease prevention [ 9 , 31 – 35 ]. In particular, surveys of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) are useful public health tools to identify effective strategies for behavior change towards safer practices [ 32 , 33 , 36 , 37 ].…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding leptospirosis among residents of riverside settlements of Santa Fe, Argentina

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BackgroundLeptospirosis is a global and re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira spirochetes that are shed into the environment by infected animals. Humans can get infected via contact with animal hosts or contaminated environment. In Argentina, the highest annual incidences were reported in the province of Santa Fe, where epidemic outbreaks occurred during flooding events. This study examined the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding leptospirosis among residents of riverside slum settlements from Santa Fe after a major flood.Methods and findingsA cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to 113 residents of 3 riverside settlements from Santa Fe. The influence of knowledge and attitudes regarding leptospirosis on the likelihood that an individual will use preventive practices were evaluated using linear mixed-effects models. The majority of respondents (83.2%) had previously heard about leptospirosis; however specific knowledge about leptospirosis was limited. The results of the modeling efforts, show that the likelihood of using preventive practices was associated with having greater knowledge score, but not with more positive attitudes. We also found that females were more likely to use safer practices than males.ConclusionsEven though the majority of respondents had heard about leptospirosis, a high percentage of them had limited knowledge regarding the severity of the disease and its prevalence in the region. Our results suggest that public health interventions in these riverside communities should focus on educating the public on the multiple dimensions of leptospirosis in order to attain greater adherence to preventive practices instead of intending to change the perceptions or attitudes towards the disease, which did not have a significant influence. The key challenge lies in identifying effective strategies to reach the high risk group for leptospirosis here that is male fishermen, who spend most of the time in precarious campsites on the river islands.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding leptospirosis among residents of riverside settlements of Santa Fe, Argentina

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“…We found that knowledge was positively related to dengue prevention practices. This finding is similar to previous research in Malaysia that knowledge is significantly and positively related to dengue prevention practices (Lugova and Wallis, 2017). This finding is also similar to the results of a household survey in urban areas in Yemen that knowledge is related to dengue prevention practices (Alyousefi, et al, 2016).…”

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“…Knowledge, attitude and implementation of dengue prevention were categorized as good and not good. The cut-off reaches more than 75% of the total score for good categories (Lugova and Wallis, 2017). Whereas for the descriptive purposes, it was divided into three categories, namely poor (score <60%), moderate (score 60-75%), and good (score> 75%).…”

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Revenue, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Implementation Regarding the Dengue Fever Prevention Program in Medan, Indonesia

Santhi

Marsaulina

Nurmaini

2020

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The best program to control the spread of dengue infection is a dengue prevention program. Indonesia has a dengue prevention program known as 3M Plus. Medan City is one of the endemic areas of dengue fever in Indonesia. This study aims to evaluate the income, knowledge, attitude and implementation of the dengue prevention program in Medan. Information on sociodemography, knowledge, attitudes, and implementation of dengue prevention was collected using a semistructured questionnaire that had been tested previously. This cross-sectional survey was conducted with face-to-face interviews with 100 randomly selected heads of households. Bivariate analysis using chi-square test. The results showed that overall participants had low family income, poor dengue knowledge, moderate attitude and moderate prevention implementation. There was a significant positive relationship between family income and implementation of dengue prevention (p = 0.001), knowledge and implementation of dengue prevention (p = 0.012), and attitudes and implementation of dengue prevention (p <0.001). In conclusion, dengue prevention programs require increased knowledge, attitudes and implementation of dengue prevention. Households with an income below the city minimum wage must be the main target of the dengue prevention campaign. Knowledge-based campaigns and arousing positive attitudes will increase the application of dengue prevention.

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“…Results of previous Malaysian studies showed that the urban/suburban communities generally have good knowledge of dengue and its symptoms and positive attitude on dengue prevention, but these are not translated to good practice in dengue prevention 25,[30][31][32] . However, there are other studies which demonstrated various levels of KAP different from those reported above 26,28,33 , with few others citing good dengue prevention practices among the urban/suburban communities 24,34,35 . This KAP study revealed that only half of the study population has exemplary and adequate knowledge regarding dengue.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue prevention and dengue seroprevalence in a dengue hotspot in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

Selvarajoo

Liew

Tan

et al. 2020

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Dengue has become a global public health problem. Despite reactive efforts by the government in Malaysia, the dengue cases are on the increase. Adequate knowledge, positive attitude and correct practice for dengue control are essential to stamp out the disease. Hence, this study aims to assess the factors associated with dengue knowledge, attitude and practice (KAp), as well as the association with dengue igM and igG seropositivity. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a closed, dengue endemic area with multi-storey dwellings. Five hundred individuals (aged 18 years and above) were approached for pre-tested KAp and seroprevalences assessment. the study showed only half of the total participants have good knowledge (50.7%) but they had insufficient knowledge about dengue during pregnancy. 53.2% of people had poor attitude and 50.2% reported poor practice for dengue control. Out of 85 respondents who agreed to participate in the dengue seroprevalence study, 74.1% (n = 63) were positive for dengue IgG and 7.1% (n = 6) were positive for dengue IgM. Among all sociodemographic variable, race is the only independent predicator for all KAp levels (p < 0.05). In conclusion, proactive and sustainable efforts are needed to bring a behavioural change among communities in order to fight dengue outbreaks in endemic areas. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by a flavivirus. There are four distinct serotypes of dengue virus, namely DEN-1, 2, 3 and 4. Female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are the primary and secondary vectors in Malaysia, respectively. Evidently, dengue is the most rapidly spreading arboviral disease in the world. The Global Burden of Disease reported that dengue incidence has multiplied to six-folds from 1990 to 2013, with Southeast Asia region contributing 52% of the disease burden 1. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 50 million to 100 million cases occur annually 2 .The disease is currently endemic in more than 100 countries, with SouthEast Asia being among the worst affected region. Dengue fever was established in Malaysia ever since the first reported case of dengue in 1902. From then on, the numbers of cases continued to rise despite numerous initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Health to curb the disease 3,4. According to WHO, the recent cumulative case count in Malaysia from 1 Jan to 2 Mac 2019 was 157% higher than that of the same period in 2018 5. In addition, a total of 79,151 dengue cases have been reported until end of July 2019 nationwide, with Selangor state contributing more than 50% of the cases (n = 40,849, 51.6%) 6. Vector control and surveillance is still the mainstay of dengue prevention strategies since there is no specific treatment for disease and vaccination remains a non-viable option 7. Local programs like Communications for Behavorial Changes (COMBI) in Malaysia have proved their potential effect in reducing dengue morbidity 8 but it requires understanding from community as well 9. Besides, vector control measures ...

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Cross-Sectional Survey on the Dengue Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices Among Students and Staff of a Public University in Malaysia

Cited by 38 publications

References 21 publications

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding leptospirosis among residents of riverside settlements of Santa Fe, Argentina

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding leptospirosis among residents of riverside settlements of Santa Fe, Argentina

Revenue, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Implementation Regarding the Dengue Fever Prevention Program in Medan, Indonesia

Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue prevention and dengue seroprevalence in a dengue hotspot in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

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