Knowledge, awareness and practices regarding dengue fever among the adult population of dengue hit cosmopolitan.
Knowledge, awareness and practices regarding dengue fever among the adult population of dengue hit cosmopolitan.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0002620
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发表时间：
2008-07-09
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Jehan I
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作者：
Itrat A;Khan A;Javaid S;Kamal M;Khan H;Javed S;Kalia S;Khan AH;Sethi MI;Jehan I
世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布登革热和登革出血热是南亚的地方病。尽管问题严重，但巴基斯坦没有任何记录证据可以揭示该国成年人口对登革热、其传播、症状、治疗和预防的认识和做法。本研究旨在评估巴基斯坦卡拉奇三级保健医院就诊者对登革热的知识、态度和做法水平。在卡拉奇三级医院就诊的人群中进行了一项横断面试点研究。通过方便抽样，一个预先测试和结构化的问卷管理，通过面对面的自发采访447游客。知识以1-3的等级记录。约89.9%的受访者听说过登革热。38.5%的样本对登革热有足够的了解，其中66%在阿加汗大学医院，33%在卡拉奇民用医院。与文盲相比，识字者对登革热的了解相对较多（p<0.001）。基于预防措施的知识主要集中在预防蚊虫叮咬（78.3%），而不是消灭蚊子种群（17.3%）。使用防蚊喷雾剂是最普遍的预防措施（48.1%）.电视被认为是关于这种疾病的最重要和最有用的信息来源。卡拉奇的成年人口有足够的知识，疾病的“登革热”的孤立方面，但“足够的知识”的基础上，我们的标准的整体流行率是穷人。我们证明了对该疾病的预防措施的充分普及。进一步的研究将知识与其对登革热的有效性之间的联系联系起来，将有助于证明宣传运动的影响。
The World health Organization (WHO) declares dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever to be endemic in South Asia. Despite the magnitude of problem, no documented evidence exists in Pakistan which reveals the awareness and practices of the country's adult population regarding dengue fever, its spread, symptoms, treatment and prevention. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever in people visiting tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted among people visiting tertiary care hospitals in Karachi. Through convenience sampling, a pre-tested and structured questionnaire was administered through a face-to-face unprompted interview with 447 visitors. Knowledge was recorded on a scale of 1–3. About 89.9% of individuals interviewed had heard of dengue fever. Sufficient knowledge about dengue was found to be in 38.5% of the sample, with 66% of these in Aga Khan University Hospital and 33% in Civil Hospital Karachi. Literate individuals were relatively more well-informed about dengue fever as compared to the illiterate people (p<0.001). Knowledge based upon preventive measures was found to be predominantly focused towards prevention of mosquito bites (78.3%) rather than eradication of mosquito population (17.3%). Use of anti- mosquito spray was the most prevalent (48.1%) preventive measure. Television was considered as the most important and useful source of information on the disease. Adult population of Karachi has adequate knowledge related to the disease ‘dengue’ on isolated aspects, but the overall prevalence of ‘sufficient knowledge’ based on our criteria is poor. We demonstrated adequate prevalence of preventive practices against the disease. Further studies correlating the association between knowledge and its effectiveness against dengue will be helpful in demonstrating the implications of awareness campaigns.
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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作者：
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DOI：
10.1016/s1201-9712(98)90052-2
发表时间：
1998-04-01
期刊：
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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