Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices of Dengue Fever among Secondary School Students in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

BinSaeed, Abdulaziz A.; Sahli, Angham A; Noureldin, Elsiddig; Mohammed, Wael; Dafalla, Ommer; Dahlan, Asmita; Kasule, Omar Hasan; Alsheikh, Adel A.

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“…This study shows that despite living in a dengue-endemic area, most students had poor knowledge regarding dengue prevention. This is consistent with a cross-sectional study of secondary school students in Bangkok, Thailand [ 31 ] and Jazan, Saudi Arabia [ 32 ]. Most participants in this study were unfamiliar with the dengue vector's feeding time, flight distance, and lifespan.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dengue prevention among primary school children with and without experience of previous dengue infection in southern Thailand

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To develop more effective intervention strategies against dengue, it is necessary to identify determinants of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), which may be influenced by the dengue experiences of the population at risk. The aim of this study was to assess and compare KAP regarding dengue prevention between Thai primary school children with and without experiences of dengue. A cross-sectional study was conducted among children between ages 8 and 13, attending the 50 public primary schools in Kanchanadit district, between October and November 2019. A 32-item questionnaire was used to collect children's socio-demographic characteristics (4 items), health information (2 items), knowledge (10 items), attitudes (7 items), and practices (9 items) towards dengue prevention, which required 30 min to complete. The KAP between groups was then statistically compared, to identify possible causes of observed differences. Of 1979 children, 15.6% self-reported that they had been infected with dengue, while 84.4% had no history of the disease. Most children indicated that they obtained dengue-related information from primary school teachers (73.6%) and their parents (68.5%). No statistically significant differences in mean KAP scores were observed between children with and without dengue experiences ( P > 0.05). When KAP scores were categorized as good or poor levels, based on an 80% cut-off, 12.3% of all children had good dengue-related knowledge, 41.6% had good attitudes, and 25.9% reported good preventive practices. Dengue experience was significantly and positively associated with exercising good preventive practices (odds ratio [OR] = 1.34, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03–1.75, P = 0.031). There were significant positive correlations between attitudes and practices in both children with and without dengue experiences ( P < 0.001). To enhance KAP towards dengue prevention, further efforts are needed to increase routine dengue health education programs for primary school students who have and have not experienced dengue, and to improve health education programs within communities, especially to assist guardians with the dissemination of dengue literature.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dengue prevention among primary school children with and without experience of previous dengue infection in southern Thailand

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“…Surprisingly, almost half of students answered incorrectly for the mosquitoes' bite time. According to WHO guidelines on DF, it typically bites during the day [29,22]. Though this result was consistent with findings from other studies [14,[20][21][22][23]25] but his misconception is worrying because this may indicate that preventing measure for mosquito bites such as mosquito coils and bed netting will be used at night which will impact its effectiveness [18].…”

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“…This was apparent in the difference between boys and girls in term of their ability to contribute to the fight against this mosquito. We found that majority of the participants think that they can contribute to the fight of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which was found by many other studies in different countries where respondent think that public can play a key role in in controlling the vectors of dengue virus [19,[21][22][23]. This is a positive finding compared to what was found in other studies where they think it is governments or health authority staff responsibility to control DF [18,20].…”

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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

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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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“…World Health Organization (WHO) has classified dengue into three categories according to disease severity like Dengue Fever (DF), Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) [1]. Dengue fever is caused by dengue viruses (DENV) which is the most common mosquito borne viral disease in the world [2].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dengue Fever among University Students

Fatimah

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Background: Dengue is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infested females of the main vector Aedes aegypti and to lesser extent Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.Knowledgeregardingdenguefever(DF)isveryimportantamongstudents to create awareness for practicing the prevention and increase the student’s attitude levels. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Dengue Fever among University Students. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional design. This study was conducted in at nine campuses in two states in Malaysia. A purposive sampling technique was used of 1144 students who residing in this public university collegesfrom the selected setting and willing to participate in the study. Self-administered questionnaire consisted of four sections, socio-demographic proﬁle, the knowledge, attitude and practice related to dengue/ mosquito control. The data were entered and analyzed using IBM Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) for Window, version 23 and descriptive analyses were executed for each variable. Results: In total, 74% of the participants were female and 26% male, ages ranged from 18 to 39 years. Overall 97.8% of them ever heard of DF and the predominant source of the information was media (86.4%). Fever, joint pains and headache was well known as a symptom of DF for most of students. They knew that Aedes mosquitoes transmit DF(94.8%)andstagnantwateristhemainsourceformosquitobreeding(94.8%).Many participants aware that removal of stagnant water (89.2%), using mosquito repellents (88.9%),tightlycoveringwatercontainers(86%)andtheuseofwindowsscreenandbed nets (82.5%) able to prevent mosquito breeding and reduced contact with mosquitoes. Consulting a physician for DF (92.7%), taking plenty of rest (86.1%) and drink plenty of water (81.4%) was the best management for DF. Most of the students agreed (97.3%) that dengue is a serious illness. They agreed that communities should actively participate in controlling the vectors of dengue virus (94.7%) in which controlling the breeding places of mosquitoes, a good strategy to prevent DF (97.5%). Thus, this study revealed that the respondents had perceived inadequate knowledge (85.0%), poor attitude (58.0%) and poor practice (88.0%) of Dengue fever. Conclusion: In conclusion, although this study discovered that the students’ had basic knowledge, aware of the seriousness of the disease and practiced some level of prevention related to DF but the needs of educational programs adapting transformational learning and strategies by the university such as developing student’s friendly and continuous information regardingDFaspartofhealthpromotionstrategiesandtheneedsofholisticapproach, community participation and cooperation is important to impart knowledge and foster good practices in the prevention and controlling of dengue not only in the campus but trigger good practice among the community in general.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices of Dengue Fever among Secondary School Students in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dengue prevention among primary school children with and without experience of previous dengue infection in southern Thailand

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dengue prevention among primary school children with and without experience of previous dengue infection in southern Thailand

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

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dengue Fever among University Students

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