Community perspectives on dengue transmission in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The recurrence of dengue has become a growing public health threat. This research examines the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and practice of local community members regarding dengue transmission in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It also investigates explanatory demographic and socioeconomic factors that affect community knowledge, beliefs and practices. METHODS: In July-August 2011, a random sample of household heads or alternatives (n=300) was surveyed in 12 wards of Dhaka. This survey was supplemented by 12 focus group discussions (n=107) and 18 key informant interviews in three selected wards. RESULTS: Most community members had heard about dengue (91.3%; 274/300) and knew (93.7%; 281/300) that mosquitoes act as the primary vector of its transmission. In contrast, most (87.3%; 262/300) was unaware that Aedes mosquitoes prefer to lay their eggs in water containers. Multivariate logistic regression modeling revealed that the respondents in age group 45-60 years were 2.83 times more likely to have positive attitudes towards undertaking precautionary measures to prevent dengue than the respondents aged <25 years. CONCLUSIONS: These findings confirm the presence in local communities of misconceptions and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue transmission that could be improved by formulating interventions targeting specific subgroups of the population.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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