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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam
There is a gap in the literature on the understanding of the general Vietnamese population toward dengue fever (DF). This study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, practice (KAP) of dengue fever among Vietnamese participants and the potential associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conduc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30889912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060976 |
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author | Nguyen, Huong Van Than, Phung Quoc Tat Nguyen, Tu Huu Vu, Giang Thu Hoang, Chi Linh Tran, Tung Thanh Truong, Nu Thi Nguyen, Son Hoang Do, Huyen Phuc Ha, Giang Hai Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Dang, Anh Kim Do, Cuong Duy Tran, Tung Hoang Tran, Bach Xuan Latkin, Carl A. Ho, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. |
author_facet | Nguyen, Huong Van Than, Phung Quoc Tat Nguyen, Tu Huu Vu, Giang Thu Hoang, Chi Linh Tran, Tung Thanh Truong, Nu Thi Nguyen, Son Hoang Do, Huyen Phuc Ha, Giang Hai Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Dang, Anh Kim Do, Cuong Duy Tran, Tung Hoang Tran, Bach Xuan Latkin, Carl A. Ho, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. |
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description | There is a gap in the literature on the understanding of the general Vietnamese population toward dengue fever (DF). This study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, practice (KAP) of dengue fever among Vietnamese participants and the potential associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 patients at the Bach Mai Hospital in Northern Vietnam. A Tobit regression model was utilized to investigate the associated factors. The average knowledge score was 4.6/19. Respondents perceived their risk of DF infection to be very low (39.5%) to low (20.7%) and had a neutral attitude about the necessity of hospitalization when being infected with DF (60.9%). A total of 17.6%, 9.8% and 6.6% of respondents reported frequently changing water, properly disposing of waste and covering water storage containers to eliminate larvae. Gender, education level, duration of illness and travel history were correlated with knowledge. Occupation, the presence of DF in the neighborhood, mosquito density at home and DF symptom severity were associated with attitudes. Occupation, mosquito density at home, type of patient, knowledge and attitudes were associated with practices. To enhance the KAP towards DF, further efforts should first be directed to improve knowledge through education, especially at the school level and people in less developed areas. |
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spelling | pubmed-64663162019-04-22 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam Nguyen, Huong Van Than, Phung Quoc Tat Nguyen, Tu Huu Vu, Giang Thu Hoang, Chi Linh Tran, Tung Thanh Truong, Nu Thi Nguyen, Son Hoang Do, Huyen Phuc Ha, Giang Hai Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Dang, Anh Kim Do, Cuong Duy Tran, Tung Hoang Tran, Bach Xuan Latkin, Carl A. Ho, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There is a gap in the literature on the understanding of the general Vietnamese population toward dengue fever (DF). This study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, practice (KAP) of dengue fever among Vietnamese participants and the potential associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 patients at the Bach Mai Hospital in Northern Vietnam. A Tobit regression model was utilized to investigate the associated factors. The average knowledge score was 4.6/19. Respondents perceived their risk of DF infection to be very low (39.5%) to low (20.7%) and had a neutral attitude about the necessity of hospitalization when being infected with DF (60.9%). A total of 17.6%, 9.8% and 6.6% of respondents reported frequently changing water, properly disposing of waste and covering water storage containers to eliminate larvae. Gender, education level, duration of illness and travel history were correlated with knowledge. Occupation, the presence of DF in the neighborhood, mosquito density at home and DF symptom severity were associated with attitudes. Occupation, mosquito density at home, type of patient, knowledge and attitudes were associated with practices. To enhance the KAP towards DF, further efforts should first be directed to improve knowledge through education, especially at the school level and people in less developed areas. MDPI 2019-03-18 2019-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6466316/ /pubmed/30889912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060976 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nguyen, Huong Van Than, Phung Quoc Tat Nguyen, Tu Huu Vu, Giang Thu Hoang, Chi Linh Tran, Tung Thanh Truong, Nu Thi Nguyen, Son Hoang Do, Huyen Phuc Ha, Giang Hai Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Dang, Anh Kim Do, Cuong Duy Tran, Tung Hoang Tran, Bach Xuan Latkin, Carl A. Ho, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Dengue Fever among Patients Experiencing the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam |
title_sort | knowledge, attitude and practice about dengue fever among patients experiencing the 2017 outbreak in vietnam |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30889912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060976 |
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