Factors Associated with Larval Control Practices in a Dengue Outbreak Prone Area

被引：12

作者：

Mohamad, Mariam ^{[1
]}

Selamat, Mohamad Ikhsan ^{[1
]}

Ismail, Zaliha ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Teknol MARA, Jln Hosp, Fac Med, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh 47000, Selangor, Malaysia

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2014年 / 2014卷

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D O I：

10.1155/2014/459173

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In order to reduce the risk of dengue outbreak recurrence in a dengue outbreak prone area, the members of the community need to sustain certain behavior to prevent mosquito from breeding. Our study aims to identify the factors associated with larval control practices in this particular community. A cross-sectional study involves 322 respondents living in a dengue outbreak prone area who were interviewed using a pretested questionnaire. The level of knowledge about Aedes mosquitoes, dengue transmission, its symptoms, and personal preventive measures ranges from fair to good. The level of attitude towards preventive-measures was high. However, reported level of personal larval control practices was low (33.2%). Our multiple logistic regression analysis showed that only those with a good level of attitude towards personal preventive measure and frequent attendance to health campaigns were significantly associated with the good larval control practices. We conclude that, in a dengue outbreak prone area, having a good attitude towards preventive measures and frequent participation in health campaigns are important factors to sustain practices on larval control.

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