Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia.
Globally there are an estimated 390 million dengue infections per year, of which 96 million are clinically apparent. In Cambodia, estimates suggest as many as 185,850 cases annually. The World Health Organization global strategy for dengue prevention aims to reduce mortality rates by 50% and morbidi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d435a1ec3758486f888c4fb22ff53107 2023-05-15T15:13:06+02:00 Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. Emmanuelle Kumaran Dyna Doum Vanney Keo Ly Sokha BunLeng Sam Vibol Chan Neal Alexander John Bradley Marco Liverani Didot Budi Prasetyo Agus Rachmat Sergio Lopes Jeffrey Hii Leang Rithea Muhammad Shafique John Hustedt 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006268 https://doaj.org/article/d435a1ec3758486f888c4fb22ff53107 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5833285?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006268 https://doaj.org/article/d435a1ec3758486f888c4fb22ff53107 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e0006268 (2018) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006268 2022-12-31T12:31:34Z Globally there are an estimated 390 million dengue infections per year, of which 96 million are clinically apparent. In Cambodia, estimates suggest as many as 185,850 cases annually. The World Health Organization global strategy for dengue prevention aims to reduce mortality rates by 50% and morbidity by 25% by 2020. The adoption of integrated vector management approach using community-based methods tailored to the local context is one of the recommended strategies to achieve these objectives. Understanding local knowledge, attitudes and practices is therefore essential to designing suitable strategies to fit each local context.A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey in 600 randomly chosen households was administered in 30 villages in Kampong Cham which is one of the most populated provinces of Cambodia. KAP surveys were administered to a sub-sample of households where an entomology survey was conducted (1200 households), during which Aedes larval/pupae and adult female Aedes mosquito densities were recorded. Participants had high levels of knowledge regarding the transmission of dengue, Aedes breeding, and biting prevention methods; the majority of participants believed they were at risk and that dengue transmission is preventable. However, self-reported vector control practices did not match observed practices recorded in our surveys. No correlation was found between knowledge and observed practices either.An education campaign regarding dengue prevention in this setting with high knowledge levels is unlikely to have any significant effect on practices unless it is incorporated in a more comprehensive strategy for behavioural change, such a COMBI method, which includes behavioural models as well as communication and marketing theory and practice.ISRCTN85307778. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kap ENVELOPE(23.567,23.567,65.533,65.533) PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12 2 e0006268 |
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Globally there are an estimated 390 million dengue infections per year, of which 96 million are clinically apparent. In Cambodia, estimates suggest as many as 185,850 cases annually. The World Health Organization global strategy for dengue prevention aims to reduce mortality rates by 50% and morbidity by 25% by 2020. The adoption of integrated vector management approach using community-based methods tailored to the local context is one of the recommended strategies to achieve these objectives. Understanding local knowledge, attitudes and practices is therefore essential to designing suitable strategies to fit each local context.A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey in 600 randomly chosen households was administered in 30 villages in Kampong Cham which is one of the most populated provinces of Cambodia. KAP surveys were administered to a sub-sample of households where an entomology survey was conducted (1200 households), during which Aedes larval/pupae and adult female Aedes mosquito densities were recorded. Participants had high levels of knowledge regarding the transmission of dengue, Aedes breeding, and biting prevention methods; the majority of participants believed they were at risk and that dengue transmission is preventable. However, self-reported vector control practices did not match observed practices recorded in our surveys. No correlation was found between knowledge and observed practices either.An education campaign regarding dengue prevention in this setting with high knowledge levels is unlikely to have any significant effect on practices unless it is incorporated in a more comprehensive strategy for behavioural change, such a COMBI method, which includes behavioural models as well as communication and marketing theory and practice.ISRCTN85307778. |
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Emmanuelle Kumaran Dyna Doum Vanney Keo Ly Sokha BunLeng Sam Vibol Chan Neal Alexander John Bradley Marco Liverani Didot Budi Prasetyo Agus Rachmat Sergio Lopes Jeffrey Hii Leang Rithea Muhammad Shafique John Hustedt |
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Emmanuelle Kumaran Dyna Doum Vanney Keo Ly Sokha BunLeng Sam Vibol Chan Neal Alexander John Bradley Marco Liverani Didot Budi Prasetyo Agus Rachmat Sergio Lopes Jeffrey Hii Leang Rithea Muhammad Shafique John Hustedt |
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Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. |
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Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. |
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Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. |
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Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. |
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Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. |
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dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural cambodia. |
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