Impact of a short-term community-based cleanliness campaign on the sources of dengue vectors: an entomological and human behavior study.
Impact of a short-term community-based cleanliness campaign on the sources of dengue vectors: an entomological and human behavior study.
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短期社区清洁运动对登革热媒介来源的影响：昆虫学和人类行为研究。
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
E. Hsu
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作者：
H. Pai;Yu;E. Hsu
2002年6月，南台湾报告了相当数量的登革热/登革出血热病例。为有效减少登革热病媒的源头，政府进行了为期一周的社区清洁运动。这里报告的研究旨在评估该活动的有效性。根据诱蚊产卵器指数的变化评估登革热媒介的来源。这一指数从运动前的66.7%大幅下降到三个月后的39.3%。采用问卷调查的方法，对人的知识和行为进行调查。虽然受访者对登革热及其传播和预防有足够的了解，但只有57.4%的人知道登革热病媒在干净的水中繁殖。运动结束后，这一比例大幅上升，达到88.4%，而那些正确处理人工容器的比例也大幅上升。根据这些发现，作者得出结论，短期的社区清洁教育计划可能会改变行为，消除登革热病媒的容器栖息地，从而降低诱蚊产卵器指数。这种控制策略是一种可行的替代方案，可以迅速减少城市地区的登革热病媒来源，特别是在新的流行病开始时。
In June 2002, a considerable number of cases of dengue fever/dengue hemorrhage fever were reported in South Taiwan. To effectively reduce the sources of dengue vectors, the government conducted a weeklong community-based cleanliness campaign. The study reported here was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign. The sources of dengue vectors were evaluated according to changes in the ovitrap index. This index significantly decreased from 66.7 percent before the campaign to 39.3 percent three months later. Human knowledge and behavior were investigated by a survey questionnaire. Although the respondents had sufficient knowledge about dengue as well as its transmission and prevention, only 57.4 percent knew that the dengue vector breeds in clean water. After the campaign, this percentage significantly increased, to 88.4 percent, and the percentage of those properly handling artificial containers also significantly increased. On the basis of these findings, the authors conclude that short-term community-based cleanliness educational programs may change behavior to eliminate container habitats of the dengue vectors and in turn reduce the ovitrap index. This control strategy is a feasible alternative to rapidly reduce sources of dengue vector in urban areas, especially at the onset of a new epidemic.