Knowledge of Dengue Among Students Exposed to Various Awareness Campaigns in Model Schools of Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Javed, Nismat; Ghazanfar, Haider; Naseem, Sajida

doi:10.7759/cureus.2455

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“…The data collection was divided into two parts. The first part of data collection was the administration of a self-constructed questionnaire prior to providing the patients information about Hepatitis B and C. This questionnaire was developed with the help of a prior questionnaire and advice from public health education experts [13]. There were four sections in the questionnaire.…”

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Hepatitis B and C in Pakistan: A community survey

Javed¹,

Nadeem²,

Ghazanfar³

2019

Cureus

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ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of awareness campaign aimed at Hepatitis B and C in a rural community in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study conducted on patients from a primary health care facility in Rawalpindi. The duration of the study was three months (April 2019 to June 2019). Patients who were registered at the facility were included after consent had been obtained. The data was collected through a self-constructed questionnaire. The data obtained was analyzed on IBM's statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21 (IBM, Armonk, NY).ResultsOut of 35 participants, 16 (46%) were males and 19 (54%) were females. The mean age of the participants was 43.82 ± 19.56 years. The mean number of people in the house was 7.54 ± 3.88. Twenty nine (84%) participants were married while six (16%) participants were not. A majority of the participants had good prior knowledge about Hepatitis B and C. However, a few confusions remained about the mode of transmission, the vector for transmission if any and vaccination protocols. The campaign proved to reinforce many concepts and clear potential confusions of the participants.ConclusionsThis attempt at improving awareness proved to be fruitful. There is a dire need to ensure that multiple activities are organized so that the burden of the disease may be reduced. There will be a strong network of communication for flow of information if the activities occur regularly and in a focused manner.

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Hepatitis B and C in Pakistan: A community survey

Javed¹,

Nadeem²,

Ghazanfar³

2019

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“…However, a different study result in Islamabad found that 67.2% of ninth and tenth-grade students had poor knowledge of dengue. Another study in Sri Lanka found that 54.7% and 9.6% of the respondents had average and poor knowledge respectively on dengue prevention (Javed, Ghazanfar & Naseem 2018;Dimbulagedara et al 2014).…”

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“…A study in Islamabad found that despite various awareness campaigns in schools, the majority of the students still had poor or average knowledge of dengue fever. therefore, there is a need to re-evaluate the structure of the awareness campaigns (Javed, Ghazanfar & Naseem 2018). Similarly, a study in thailand on dengue prevention and control in primary school suggested that the awareness program failed to provide basic knowledge on dengue and did not place enough attention on the aspect of dengue prevention.…”

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Knowledge About Aedes Mosquitoes, Dengue Fever and Zika Virus among Primary School Students in the Dengue Cluster Areas of Hulu Langat, Selangor

Zaini¹,

Karim²,

Ishak³

et al. 2019

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In Malaysia, dengue fever is a common vector-borne disease. Most cases of dengue fever are reported in residential areas. Children are at high risk to be infected because they spend a lot of time around their housing area for outdoor activities. Such areas may have a high number of Aedes mosquitoes. As schools are equipped with infrastructure and medium for effective educational purposes, schools represent the most suitable facilities for learning and teaching process. A crosssectional study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge among students in Hulu Langat on Aedes mosquitoes, dengue fever, and Zika virus. The study also reported on the demographic factors which affected the knowledge level. Based on sample size calculation using G*Power v3.1 software, a total of 171 respondents were needed from the two primary schools involved in the study. Data collection was conducted using a pre-tested questionnaire that consisted of two main sections on demography and knowledge about Aedes mosquitoes, dengue fever and Zika virus. From the total score of 55, the mean knowledge score is 34.2 ± 8.38. Based on the median value of 36.0, about 50.9% of respondents had satisfactory knowledge. From the study, it was found that students from School A, students who had been watching video related to Aedes mosquito, and those with history of dengue infection among family members had a significantly better knowledge score (p < 0.01). In conclusion, knowledge about Aedes mosquitoes and related illnesses need to be enhanced through a comprehensive module and effective educational materials that can serve as a reliable source of information for primary school students.

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“…In health promotion one of the approaches that is often used is to convey messages or information to the target directly [12]. Electronic media are identified as the most useful source of knowledge, and their combination can help improve the effectiveness of health promotion [13]. According to research conducted by Harapan in 2018 in Aceh, it is said that electronic media such as television became the largest media in information exposure to dengue fever (DHF), reaching 32.7%, then followed by exposure to information from health workers at the Puskesmas (16.9%), internet (13%), and health workers at the Hospital (12.3%) [14].…”

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Risk Factor Analysis of Community Behavior in the Eradication of Mosquito Nests in Urban and Rural Areas

Ernawati¹,

Nurmaya²,

Caninsti³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019)

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Increased DHF cases related to environmental sanitation, including the availability of breeding places for Aedes mosquitoes. Mosquito breeding places are formed because of low public awareness in eradicating Aedes mosquito nests. The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of knowledge, attitudes, availability of material and tools and sources of information on people's behavior in eradicating mosquito nests (PSN). Cross sectional research design and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis method approach are used in this study. The urban observation unit is the Kemayoran sub-district, Central Jakarta City and the rural area is the Kresek sub-district, Tangerang Regency. The study was conducted in July 2018-March 2019. The number of respondents in each observation unit location was 100 respondents aged ≥ 17 years. Sampling was collected by incidental sampling. The analysis shows that a) increased knowledge can improve PSN behavior in Kresek (t-value = 4.68), b) respondent's attitude has no effect on PSN behavior both in Kemayoran and Kresek, c) availability of tools can improve PSN behavior in Kemayoran (t-value = 2.31), and d) the source of information has a negative effect on PSN behavior in Kresek (t-value =-3.32).

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Knowledge of Dengue Among Students Exposed to Various Awareness Campaigns in Model Schools of Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Hepatitis B and C in Pakistan: A community survey

Hepatitis B and C in Pakistan: A community survey

Knowledge About Aedes Mosquitoes, Dengue Fever and Zika Virus among Primary School Students in the Dengue Cluster Areas of Hulu Langat, Selangor

Risk Factor Analysis of Community Behavior in the Eradication of Mosquito Nests in Urban and Rural Areas

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