Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventive Practices Regarding Dengue in Maracay, Venezuela
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| Title: | Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventive Practices Regarding Dengue in Maracay, Venezuela |
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| Authors: | Adriana Tami, Zoraida I. Velasco-Salas, Luzlexis Arias, Masja Schmidt, Maria F. Vincenti-Gonzalez, Johannes G. M. Burgerhof, Jelte Elsinga, Erley Lizarazo |
| Source: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99:195-203 |
| Publisher Information: | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Subject Terms: | Adult, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Insecticides, VECTOR CONTROL, Mosquito Control, Adolescent, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, INDEXES, PUERTO-RICO, Mosquito Vectors, INTERSECTORAL COORDINATION, Mosquito Control/methods, Dengue, 03 medical and health sciences, FEVER, 0302 clinical medicine, Aedes, Surveys and Questionnaires, 11. Sustainability, Animals, Humans, AMERICA, Cities, PERSPECTIVE, AEDES-AEGYPTI CONTROL, Aedes/virology, Practice, Family Characteristics, Dengue Virus/immunology, Health Knowledge, Pupa, Dengue/epidemiology, Dengue Virus, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Attitudes, Larva, Pupa/virology, JAMAICA, Female, Public Health, Venezuela/epidemiology, Mosquito Vectors/virology, Larva/virology |
| Description: | Dengue, a viral mosquito-borne disease currently affects more than 2.5 billion people living in endemic areas worldwide. In vector control, social mobilization and community behavioral changes are of crucial importance. Here, we identified the factors influencing community dengue preventive practices in a high-transmission urban area in Venezuela. Between September 2013 and February 2014, a cross-sectional study at the household level was carried out in Maracay city, Venezuela. A precoded questionnaire was used to obtain information on people’s knowledge, attitudes, and use of preventive practices in relation to dengue. Concomitantly, entomological data was collected from households. In 80% of the 105 included households, 1–5 preventive practices (e.g., repellents, insecticides) against mosquito bites were used. However, 57% of the examined houses had potential Aedes breeding sites indoors and/or outdoors, most of which positive for Aedes spp. larvae/pupae. Preventive practices were associated with a previous dengue infection (P = 0.030) and a better knowledge on dengue symptoms and transmission route (P = 0.020). In turn, knowledge was associated with feeling at risk (P < 0.001), a previous dengue infection (P = 0.010), and reported exposure to information sources of dengue (P = 0.011). Even though the knowledge level of the community over transmission ways was high, and most of the individuals took measures to avoid mosquito bites, potential mosquito breeding sites were present in almost two-thirds of the examined properties. Health promotion activities in Venezuela should aim at raising awareness at the community level on the importance of combining mosquito bite prevention with removal of breeding sites in and around the households. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0528 |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Dengue, a viral mosquito-borne disease currently affects more than 2.5 billion people living in endemic areas worldwide. In vector control, social mobilization and community behavioral changes are of crucial importance. Here, we identified the factors influencing community dengue preventive practices in a high-transmission urban area in Venezuela. Between September 2013 and February 2014, a cross-sectional study at the household level was carried out in Maracay city, Venezuela. A precoded questionnaire was used to obtain information on people’s knowledge, attitudes, and use of preventive practices in relation to dengue. Concomitantly, entomological data was collected from households. In 80% of the 105 included households, 1–5 preventive practices (e.g., repellents, insecticides) against mosquito bites were used. However, 57% of the examined houses had potential Aedes breeding sites indoors and/or outdoors, most of which positive for Aedes spp. larvae/pupae. Preventive practices were associated with a previous dengue infection (P = 0.030) and a better knowledge on dengue symptoms and transmission route (P = 0.020). In turn, knowledge was associated with feeling at risk (P < 0.001), a previous dengue infection (P = 0.010), and reported exposure to information sources of dengue (P = 0.011). Even though the knowledge level of the community over transmission ways was high, and most of the individuals took measures to avoid mosquito bites, potential mosquito breeding sites were present in almost two-thirds of the examined properties. Health promotion activities in Venezuela should aim at raising awareness at the community level on the importance of combining mosquito bite prevention with removal of breeding sites in and around the households. |
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| ISSN: | 14761645 00029637 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0528 |