Epidemiological factors related to dengue in Sunsari district, Nepal.
ABSTRACT: Background: Dengue is spreading rapidly in Nepal affecting large number of people. Knowledge about dengue, socio-demographic and environmental factors strongly influence the vector transmission and results in major outbreaks. Hence this study was conducted to assess knowledge and practice...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT: Background: Dengue is spreading rapidly in Nepal affecting large number of people. Knowledge about dengue, socio-demographic and environmental factors strongly influence the vector transmission and results in major outbreaks. Hence this study was conducted to assess knowledge and practice along with environmental conditions prevailing in both outbreak and non-outbreak areas. Objectives: To assess epidemiological factors related to dengue in communities with and without dengue outbreak in Sunsari district, Nepal Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dharan sub-metropolitan city and Barahakshetra municipality of Sunsari district between September 2019 and August 2020. Data was collected by face-to-face interview from 300 participants living in four selected wards of the two municipalities using pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Result: The present study revealed that communities living in outbreak areas of dengue had higher mean knowledge score (14.67 ±2.69 vs 12.02 ±3.19) and mean attitude score(5.38 ± 1.73 vs 4.34 ±1.24) than communities living in non-outbreak areas, but higher mean practice score was found in non-outbreak areas (6.32 ±1.55 vs 7.74 ±1.13). The presence of discarded tyres ( 9% vs 3.3%), flower vase (30.7% vs 24.7%), broken glasses (12% vs 5.3%) were in higher proportion in outbreak areas compared to non-outbreak areas. The average yearly expenditure for preventive practices from mosquito borne diseases in non-outbreak areas was higher(NRs.1435.11±1120.56) than in outbreak areas (NRs.1087.88±1199.09) and the difference was statistically significant( P< 0.05). Conclusion: The residents of outbreak areas had better knowledge and attitude towards dengue. However, there was a poor translation of knowledge into preventive practice. Public health programs should be designed to increase knowledge and attitude along with the translation of these domains into real preventive measures to succeed in dengue prevention. Key Words: Dengue, Environmental factors, Preventive practices, Knowledge |
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