Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of dengue in factory workers of Amritsar, Punjab

Tikoo, Deepika; Sharma, G.; Gupta, Manisha

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20160098

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“…Seeb district was the hotspot outbreak area during that time where fifty-nine confirmed local cases were detected between November 1, 2018 and May 15, 2019 [8]. This finding is also similar to other studies where majority of respondent heard about it and realized the seriousness of the disease [9,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Dengue Fever Prevention and Control among Governmental School Students in Seeb District in Muscat Governorate in Oman

Fahdi¹,

Amin²,

Kurup³

et al. 2022

Advances in Infec Diseases Therapy

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Dengue is currently the most common mosquito-borne disease globally. In Oman, all reported dengue cases were travel-related until 2018 dengue outbreak in Seeb district. The aim of the study was to assess students’ level of knowledge about dengue fever, its symptoms, mode of transmission and prevention, attitudes and practices regarding DF in Seeb district in Muscat Governorate in Oman. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of 13 governmental schools in Seeb district. Multistage stratified random sample method was used and1209 students participated in this study using a pre-structured and self-administered questionnaire. Results: We found that 92% of students have heard about the Aedes aegypti mosquito & 85% reported it as serious disease. 56.9% reported they don’t feel at risk of Dengue fever. The most common source of information was social media, Friends & relatives and TV. Almost half of students answered incorrectly for the mosquitoes’ bite time and most respondents were not able to correctly identify typical symptoms of DF apart from fever. 52% agreed it is important health problem in Muscat and can contribute to the fight of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Majority of students stated good attitude in terms of importance of preventive and protective measure except for using mosquito repellent. Conclusion: Massive educational campaign targeting school students in addition to incorporating dengue preventive measures into school curriculum should be planned by the concerned stakeholders to enhance level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue as well as other vector borne diseases in Oman.

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“…The results show that about 92% of the participants have heard about the Aedes aegypti mosquito where older students (13)(14)(15)(16)(17) years old have significantly heard more about it compared to the young students.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Dengue Fever Prevention and Control among Governmental School Students in Seeb District in Muscat Governorate in Oman

Fahdi¹,

Amin²,

Kurup³

et al. 2022

Advances in Infec Diseases Therapy

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“…The questionnaire was developed by our research team according to the literature of the previous peer-reviewed studies [ 14 , 25 – 27 ]. The study questionnaire was developed in English, then verbally translated into local language i.e.…”

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Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study

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Background Dengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected respondents from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding dengue fever. Factors associated with the knowledge and awareness of dengue were investigated separately, using multivariable logistic regression. Results Although majority (93.8%) of the respondents had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites around sunrise and sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Among the socio-demographic variables, the level of education of the respondents was identified as an independent predictor for both knowledge (p<0.05) and awareness (p<0.05) of dengue. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever. Conclusion As dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is an urgent need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

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“…13 In a study conducted among factory workers in Punjab regular cleaning of water tank of coolers is not practiced by 88 %. 14 In our study 92% of the people were cleaning water tank regularly. In a study conducted in rural area of Central India 45% peoples use mosquito repellents like coils/liquid.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding prevention of dengue in an urban area of Central India

Khobragade

Meshram

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Dengue is vector borne disease transmitted by Aedes mosquito. Basic vector biology and its knowledge regarding prevention among people are important for the control of dengue outbreak.Methods: 400 houses were selected from dengue outbreak area. Each house was visited and breeding sites were searched and eliminated simultaneously. Face to face interview was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practices among people regarding prevention of dengue.Results: 25% of the study participants were not using personal protection to prevent against mosquito bite.Conclusions: Knowledge regarding dengue prevention was average among study participants although they had good attitudes and satisfactory practices.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of dengue in factory workers of Amritsar, Punjab

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Dengue Fever Prevention and Control among Governmental School Students in Seeb District in Muscat Governorate in Oman

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Dengue Fever Prevention and Control among Governmental School Students in Seeb District in Muscat Governorate in Oman

Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study

Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding prevention of dengue in an urban area of Central India

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