Analysis of the Practice of Dengue Prevention and Sustainable Control with Multi-attribute Decision-making

Abstract

Dengue fever is one of the most common insect-borne diseases in the world, and epidemics mostly occur in tropical and subtropical regions. In the past, the grey multi-attribute decision-making method has been combined with the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method to predict which areas in southern Tainan may easily trigger dengue epidemics. As many studies have shown that the extent of human communication and active government is crucial in dengue prevention, this study aims to propose dengue prevention and control methods before and after the occurrence of dengue cases. This study found that, when dengue fever cases begin to appear, the relevant county and city government departments must hire vector control companies to carry out regional indoor and outdoor spraying. Before the emergence of dengue cases, the green and sustainable-oriented remediation strategies, as promoted by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), can be adopted. Remediation of soil and groundwater pollution sites can reduce the source of vector mosquitoes, in order that the green environment can achieve sustainable development.

Analysis of the prevention of dengue fever in the community

“…Humans contract dengue fever through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, specifically the Aedes aegypti mosquito (Yuningsih, 2019). DHF, also known as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, remains a global infectious disease, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating a significant increase in the incidence of dengue fever worldwide over the last few decades (Wang et al, 2020). Dengue fever affects people of all ages and has the potential to recur annually.…”