Positive impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards dengue among university students in Malaysia

Rosli, Wan Rosalina Wan; Rahman, Suraiya Abdul; Parhar, Jasvinder Kaur; Suhaimi, Muhammad Izuddin

doi:10.1007/s10389-018-0971-z

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“…Regarding the source of receiving dengue information, a study by Ng et al (2016) [ 61 ] involving secondary school students showed that television (93.7%), newspaper (90.5%), and the internet (78%) were the commonest sources of attaining dengue information. Comparatively, social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat) (44%) [ 29 ], together with television and radio [ 37 , 57 , 74 ], are the popular medium to disseminate dengue information amongst university students.…”

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“…Out of 57 articles reviewed, 22 articles have piloted or pretested the questionnaire [ 24 , 29 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 41 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 57 , 63 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 79 ] before surveying. A total of 14 articles [ 26 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 42 , 43 , 47 , 51 , 54 , 62 , 74 , 80 ] were considered as having a high risk of bias on the questionnaire due to lack of evidence on validity and reliability (data not shown), among which two articles were adapted directly from the similar previous study, and 10 articles were a newly developed questionnaire.…”

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Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies

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This review provided a systematic overview of the questionnaire-related dengue studies conducted in Malaysia and evaluated their reliability and validity used in the questionnaires. An extensive literature search was conducted using various electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, and ScienceDirect. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) were selected as the preferred item reporting method. Out of 88 identified dengue-related, 57 published from 2000 to April 2020 met the inclusion criteria and were included. Based on the meta-analysis, a poor mean score was obtained for knowledge (49%), attitude (44%), and preventive practice (55%). The study showed that the level of knowledge on cardinal signs and modes of transmission for dengue virus were highest among health care workers, followed by students (international and local) and lastly community residents. In treatment-seeking behaviours, only half of the respondents (50.8%) would send their child to the nearest health clinics or hospitals when a child became restless or lethargic. The acceptance rate for dengue vaccine, bacteria (Wolbachia), as a vector for dengue control and self-test diagnostic kit for dengue showed considerably high (88.4%, 70%, and 44.8%, respectively). Health belief model (HBM) constructs, such as perceived barriers, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and perceived benefit influence prevention practices. Lastly, only 23 articles (40.3%) had piloted or pretested the questionnaire before surveying, in which three reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.70–0.90). A need for active participation of communities and healthcare personnel, promotion of awareness, and safe complementary medicines, as well as assessment of psychometric properties of questionnaire use in dengue surveys in Malaysia, in order for assessing dengue reliably and valid.

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Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies

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“…Pre- and post-educational intervention in Malaysia achieved via public health campaigns and further disseminated by discussion among students revealed that educational intervention was effective in generating awareness of dengue (mean scores for pre- and post-intervention were 10 ± 2.46 vs 12.61 ± 0.17, 8.82 ± 1.35 vs 9.01 ± 1.09 and 6.92 ± 2.5 vs 7.11 ± 2.49 for knowledge, attitude and practice, respectively) [ 61 , 62 ]. Educational intervention should include promotion of skills development that may help to reduce the perception among students of time as a limitation to performing mosquito control activities.…”

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Different domains of dengue research in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of questionnaire-based studies

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Background Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease of humans worldwide, including southeast Asia region. This review provides a comprehensive overview of questionnaire-related dengue studies conducted in the Philippines and evaluates their reliability and validity in these surveys. Methods A review protocol constructed by a panel of experienced academic reviewers was used to formulate the methodology, research design, search strategy and selection criteria. An extensive literature search was conducted between March–June 2020 in various major electronic biomedical databases including PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE and ScienceDirect. A systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) were selected as the preferred item reporting method. Results Out of a total of 34 peer-reviewed dengue-related KAP studies that were identified, 15 published from 2000 to April 2020 met the inclusion criteria. Based on the meta-analysis, a poor mean score was obtained for each of knowledge (68.89), attitude (49.86) and preventive practice (64.69). Most respondents were equipped with a good knowledge of the major clinical signs of dengue. Worryingly, 95% of respondents showed several negative attitudes towards dengue prevention, claiming that this was not possible and that enacting preventive practices was not their responsibility. Interestingly, television or radio was claimed as the main source of gaining dengue information (range 50–95%). Lastly, only five articles (33.3%) piloted or pretested their questionnaire before surveying, of which three reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (range 0.70 to 0.90). Conclusion This review indicates that to combat the growing public health threat of dengue to the Philippines, we need the active participation of resident communities, full engagement of healthcare personnel, promotion of awareness campaigns, and access to safe complementary and alternative medicines. Importantly, the psychometric properties of each questionnaire should be assessed rigorously.

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“…While the current investigation is the first of its kind to be performed in East Malaysia several questionnaire-based studies conducted recently in Peninsular Malaysia (separated from Borneo by the South China Sea) have indicated a significant association between KAP and dengue infection. For instance, persons who possess a high level of knowledge of dengue demonstrate a significantly better attitude and practice towards prevention measures [ 7 ]. There is also contradictory evidence to indicate that having knowledge of dengue is not certain to make an individual adopt recommended preventive behaviours [ 8 ].…”

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Development and validation of a structured survey questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, preventive practice, and treatment-seeking behaviour regarding dengue among the resident population of Sabah, Malaysia: an exploratory factor analysis

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Background Several studies have reported a significant association of knowledge, attitude and preventive practice (KAP) regarding dengue infection among community’s resident in endemic areas. In this study we aimed to assess and develop a reliable and valid KAP survey on the subject of dengue that is suitable for the resident population of Sabah, Malaysia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to February 2020 involving 468 respondents. Information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (six items), their KAP (44, 15 and 18 items on knowledge, attitude and practice, respectively) and treatment-seeking behaviour (five items) towards dengue was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and R software in the R Studio environment. The knowledge section was analysed by two-parameter logistic item response theory (2-PL IRT) using ltm package. The construct validity and reliability of items for sections on attitude, practice and treatment-seeking behaviour were analysed using psy package. Results For the knowledge section, only 70.5% (31/44) of items were within or close to the parameter acceptable range of −3 to + 3 of difficulty. In terms of discrimination, 65.9% (29/44) of items were within or close to the acceptable range of 0.35 to 2.5, and 24 items (54.5%) failed to fit the 2-PL IRT model (P < 0.05) after assessing by goodness-of-fit analysis. Only eight items were reliable and retained in the attitude section with a Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test value of > 0.7, while based on the communalities, 11 items in the attitude section were excluded due to very low h2, factor loading values and low correlation with the total (< 0.5). The practice section was found suitable for factor analysis because the KMO value was > 0.7. The communalities of the practice section showed that seven items had low h2 values (< 0.3), which were therefore excluded from further analysis, and only 11 items were retained. Conclusions The KAP items retained in the final version of the survey were reliable and valid to be use as a questionnaire reference when conducting future similar studies among the population of Sabah.

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Positive impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards dengue among university students in Malaysia

Cited by 24 publications

References 17 publications

Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies

Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies

Different domains of dengue research in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of questionnaire-based studies

Development and validation of a structured survey questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, preventive practice, and treatment-seeking behaviour regarding dengue among the resident population of Sabah, Malaysia: an exploratory factor analysis

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