A Household-Based Survey of Knowledge,Attitudesand Practices towards Dengue Fever among Local Urban Communities: a Case Study in PPR Batu Muda, Kuala Lumpur

• Published in: Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Main Author: Ramli N.M.; Mohd Yatim S.R.; Dom N.C.; Zaki M.A.; Abdullah S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85134492859&doi=10.47836%2fmjmhs18.8.27&partnerID=40&md5=8a483cde3359e1cc008ea10a9bb926d8

Introduction: The Consistent outbreak in PPR Batu Muda area has become major curiosity among the researcher despite consorted efforts has been taken by local authority. Therefore, this study was aim to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of community, which later might contribute for better approach in tackling the dengue outbreak episode. Methods: The PPR Batu Muda was selected in this study due to its consistent outbreak, therefore the residents were assumed to be exposed with various dengue prevention and control efforts, hence make them reliable to answer this questionnaire. 373 residents were participated in this survey. The information collected was subjected to analysis by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. Results: The result shows 100% of respondents have a high level of knowledge on dengue fever. Meanwhile sociodemographic factors do not influence the respondents’ knowledge level on dengue fever (p-value > 0.05). Sociodemographic factors do not influence the respondents’ practice level towards prevention of dengue fever (p-value > 0.05). The attitude of the respondents was also observed with high level of knowledge (p-value <0.05). While the community in this study was observed to be good in their knowledge on dengue fever, poor prevention practices are common among them (p-value > 0.05). Conclusion: The public awareness on signs and symptoms of dengue fever, as well as the variables that contribute to the spread and control of the disease’s vectors, were substantially observed to be less effective in promoting good practices in preventing dengue fever outbreak. © 2022 UPM Press. All rights reserved.