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Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal

OBJECTIVE: Dengue fever is a significant public health problem in Nepal, and police personnel are considered to play a crucial role in preventing and controlling dengue fever. This study aimed to assess the factors that influence the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of police personnel toward den...

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Autores principales: Paudel, Damodar, Kakchapati, Sampurna, Lageju, Nabin, Karki, Samriddhi, Dhungana, Jayanti, Regmi, Sirish, Chudal, Deepa, Sharma, Ram Prasad
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12421
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author Paudel, Damodar
Kakchapati, Sampurna
Lageju, Nabin
Karki, Samriddhi
Dhungana, Jayanti
Regmi, Sirish
Chudal, Deepa
Sharma, Ram Prasad
author_facet Paudel, Damodar
Kakchapati, Sampurna
Lageju, Nabin
Karki, Samriddhi
Dhungana, Jayanti
Regmi, Sirish
Chudal, Deepa
Sharma, Ram Prasad
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description OBJECTIVE: Dengue fever is a significant public health problem in Nepal, and police personnel are considered to play a crucial role in preventing and controlling dengue fever. This study aimed to assess the factors that influence the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of police personnel toward dengue in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS: The study design was a descriptive cross‐sectional study among 422 police personnel, where data were collected using self‐administered questionnaires. Bi‐variate analysis and multivariate analysis were used to examine the association between sociodemographic factors and environmental factors with knowledge, attitude, and practices of dengue. RESULTS: The study found that the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward dengue prevention was 58%, 46%, and 75%, respectively. The study found that family history of dengue (AOR = 2.78, 95% CI = 1.38‐5.6), owning bed nets (AOR = 2.13, 95% CI = 1.04‐4.35) and having covered water storage containers (AOR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.74‐5.13) were associated with higher odds of knowledge on dengue. Having family history of dengue (AOR = 2.45, 95% CI = 1.24‐4.87) and the presence of broken glasses or discarded plastic bottles in the house (AOR = 2.07, 95% CI = 1.93‐5.36) were associated with attitude on dengue. Knowledge on dengue was associated with higher odds of attitude (AOR = 3.3, 95% CI = 2.09‐5.36) and practices (AOR = 3.21, 95% CI = 1.93, 5.36). CONCLUSION: The study identified specific factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and practices toward dengue prevention. The study concluded that regular training and awareness‐raising activities are needed to improve their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward dengue.
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spelling pubmed-104761702023-09-05 Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal Paudel, Damodar Kakchapati, Sampurna Lageju, Nabin Karki, Samriddhi Dhungana, Jayanti Regmi, Sirish Chudal, Deepa Sharma, Ram Prasad J Occup Health Original Articles OBJECTIVE: Dengue fever is a significant public health problem in Nepal, and police personnel are considered to play a crucial role in preventing and controlling dengue fever. This study aimed to assess the factors that influence the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of police personnel toward dengue in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS: The study design was a descriptive cross‐sectional study among 422 police personnel, where data were collected using self‐administered questionnaires. Bi‐variate analysis and multivariate analysis were used to examine the association between sociodemographic factors and environmental factors with knowledge, attitude, and practices of dengue. RESULTS: The study found that the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward dengue prevention was 58%, 46%, and 75%, respectively. The study found that family history of dengue (AOR = 2.78, 95% CI = 1.38‐5.6), owning bed nets (AOR = 2.13, 95% CI = 1.04‐4.35) and having covered water storage containers (AOR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.74‐5.13) were associated with higher odds of knowledge on dengue. Having family history of dengue (AOR = 2.45, 95% CI = 1.24‐4.87) and the presence of broken glasses or discarded plastic bottles in the house (AOR = 2.07, 95% CI = 1.93‐5.36) were associated with attitude on dengue. Knowledge on dengue was associated with higher odds of attitude (AOR = 3.3, 95% CI = 2.09‐5.36) and practices (AOR = 3.21, 95% CI = 1.93, 5.36). CONCLUSION: The study identified specific factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and practices toward dengue prevention. The study concluded that regular training and awareness‐raising activities are needed to improve their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward dengue. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10476170/ /pubmed/37664983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12421 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Occupational Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japan Society for Occupational Health. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Paudel, Damodar
Kakchapati, Sampurna
Lageju, Nabin
Karki, Samriddhi
Dhungana, Jayanti
Regmi, Sirish
Chudal, Deepa
Sharma, Ram Prasad
Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title_full Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title_fullStr Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title_short Factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in Kathmandu, Nepal
title_sort factors influencing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of police personnel toward dengue fever in kathmandu, nepal
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12421
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