Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue virus infection among inhabitants of Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Aslam Bustamam¹  Abdul Malik Setiawan²  Panji Fortuna Hadisoemarto³  Samsul Anwar⁴  Meghnath Dhimal⁵  Ruth Müller⁵  Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal⁵  Ulrich Kuch⁵  David Alexander Groneberg⁵  Arsil Radiansyah⁶  Imaduddin Akmal⁶  Riny Fasli⁶  Ade Oktiviyari⁶  Darmayanti Darmayanti⁶  Fenni Henrizal⁶  Pradiba Angraini⁶  Rovy Pratama⁶  Salwiyadi Salwiyadi⁶  Reza Akbar Bastian⁶  Jamalul Adil⁶  Harapan Harapan⁶  Muhammad Iqbalamin⁶  Mudatsir Mudatsir⁶  Allison Imrie⁷  Yogambigai Rajamoorthy⁸ 

[1]Department of Biology, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University

[2]Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University

[3]Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University

[4]Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Syiah Kuala University

[5]Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University

[6]Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University

[7]School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia

[8]Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

关键词: Dengue;    Dengue fever;    Knowledge;    Attitude;    Practice;    KAP;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-018-3006-z

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The Indonesian region of Aceh was the area most severely affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004. Department of Health data reveal an upward trend of dengue cases in Aceh since the events of the tsunami. Despite the increasing incidence of dengue in the region, there is limited understanding of dengue among the general population of Aceh. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding dengue among the people of Aceh, Indonesia in order to design intervention strategies for an effective dengue prevention program. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Aceh between November 2014 and March 2015 with a total of 609 participants living in seven regencies and two municipalities. Information on the socio-demographic characteristics of participants and their KAP regarding dengue was collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The KAP status (good vs. poor) of participants with different socio-demographic characteristics was compared using Chi Square-test, ANOVA or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of each KAP domain. Results We found that 45% of participants had good knowledge regarding dengue and only 32% had good attitudes and good dengue preventive practices. There was a significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes, knowledge and practice, and attitudes and practice. In addition, people who had good knowledge were 2.7 times more likely to have good attitudes, and people who had good attitudes were 2.2 times more likely to have good practices regarding dengue. The level of education, occupation, marital status, monthly income, socioeconomic status (SES) and living in the city were associated with the knowledge level. Occupation, SES, and having experienced dengue fever were associated with attitudes. Education, occupation, SES and type of residence were associated with preventive practices. Conclusion Our study suggests that dengue prevention programs are required to increase KAP levels regarding dengue in the communities of Aceh.

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