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Does Good Knowledge On Dengue Correlates To The Practice Of Dengue Prevention? A Survey Among A Rural Community In Negeri Sembilan

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dc.contributor.authorNuurain Amirah Mohd Razien_US
dc.contributor.authorNizam Baharomen_US
dc.contributor.authorZairina A. Rahmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorNadeeya Mohamad Noren_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Ranien_US
dc.contributor.authorAkmal Aizat Rosmanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T03:32:27Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T03:32:27Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionMalaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol.15 Supp 6, October 2019 (eISSN 2636-9346) ABSTRACTS FOR THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL BORNEO HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE AND 4TH BORNEO TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONGRESS New Frontiers in Health: Expecting the Unexpecteden_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The persistently increasing number of dengue cases costs a significant amount of health financial ex-penditure by the government. Communities throughout the country should be equipped with adequate knowledge and have a good practice in the avenue of reducing dengue infection incidence. This study aims to describe the knowledge and practice levels on dengue fever and their associated factors among adults in a rural village in Negeri Sembilan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a village of Tampin District using a pretested struc-tured questionnaire. Face-to-face interview was conducted among participants whose houses were randomly select-ed. The questionnaire consisted of sections identifying the socio-demographic factors and assessing their knowledge and practice on dengue fever. Knowledge that was assessed includes the sign and symptoms of dengue fever, knowl-edge on the vector, preventive measures and legislation related to it while practice includes their routine action in preventing dengue fever. Results: A total of 221 respondents responded to the questionnaire. The prevalence of re-spondents ever had dengue fever was 10.4% (n=23). Out of 100, the mean (s.d.) knowledge and practice score was 77.2(13.1) and 75.8(16.7) respectively. Good knowledge and practice on dengue fever was found among 52.0% and 47.5% of the respondents respectively. Good knowledge was associated with being middle aged (p=0.001), married (p=0.010) and having higher household income (p= 0.037). There was a significant but weak positive correlation between knowledge and practice of dengue fever (r=0.237, pen_US
dc.identifier.issn2636-9346
dc.identifier.issueSupp. 6
dc.identifier.urihttps://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/malaysian_journal_of_medicine_and_health_sciences_mjmhs/mjmhs_vol_15_supplement_6_october_2019-52461
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/4629
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUPM PRESSen_US
dc.relation.conferenceProceedings of the IBPHC 3-5 September 2019en_US
dc.relation.ispartofMalaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.titleDoes Good Knowledge On Dengue Correlates To The Practice Of Dengue Prevention? A Survey Among A Rural Community In Negeri Sembilanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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