A knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) study on dengue among selected rural communities in the Kuala Kangsar district.
A knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) study on dengue among selected rural communities in the Kuala Kangsar district.
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DOI：
10.1177/101053950301500107
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Soe, Myint Myint
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作者：
Hairi, Farizah;Ong, Cyril-H S;Soe, Myint Myint
2002年6月16日至25日，在瓜拉康萨地区的选定农村社区进行了一项横断面调查，以评估有关登革热及其媒介伊蚊的知识、态度和做法水平。据发现，社区的知识是好的。在200名受访者中，82.0%表示他们的登革热信息主要来自电视/电台。受访者的态度良好，大部分都支持控制伊蚊的措施。登革热知识与对伊蚊控制的态度之间存在显著关联（p = 0.047）。人们还发现，良好的知识并不一定导致良好的做法。这很可能是由于某些做法，如家庭用水储存，这在社区中根深蒂固。大众媒体是向公众传播健康信息的重要手段，甚至在农村人口中也是如此，因此建议研究和制定教育战略，以改善村民的行为和有效控制措施的实践。
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practices concerning dengue and its vector Aedes mosquito among selected rural communities in the Kuala Kangsar district from 16-25th June, 2002. It was found that the knowledge of the community was good. Out of the 200 respondents, 82.0% cited that their main source of information on dengue was from television/radio. The respondents' attitude was found to be good and most of them were supportive of Aedes control measures. There is a significant association found between knowledge of dengue and attitude towards Aedes control (p = 0.047). It was also found that good knowledge does not necessarily lead to good practice. This is most likely due to certain practices like water storage for domestic use, which is deeply ingrained in the community. Mass media is an important means of conveying health messages to the public even among the rural population, thus research and development of educational strategies designed to improve behaviour and practice of effective control measures among the villagers are recommended.