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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Dhaka has become the worst affected city in Bangladesh regarding dengue fever (DF). A large number of university students are residing in this city with a high DF risk. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the DF status and responses among these students through their Knowledge, Attitu...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Md Mostafizur, Khan, Saadmaan Jubayer, Tanni, Kamrun Nahar, Roy, Tuly, Chisty, Musabber Ali, Islam, Md. Rakibul, Rumi, Md. Alim Al Raji, Sakib, Mohammed Sadman, Quader, Masrur Abdul, Bhuiyan, Md. Nafee-Ul-Islam, Rahman, Farzana, Alam, Edris, Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8998586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074023
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author Rahman, Md Mostafizur
Khan, Saadmaan Jubayer
Tanni, Kamrun Nahar
Roy, Tuly
Chisty, Musabber Ali
Islam, Md. Rakibul
Rumi, Md. Alim Al Raji
Sakib, Mohammed Sadman
Quader, Masrur Abdul
Bhuiyan, Md. Nafee-Ul-Islam
Rahman, Farzana
Alam, Edris
Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul
author_facet Rahman, Md Mostafizur
Khan, Saadmaan Jubayer
Tanni, Kamrun Nahar
Roy, Tuly
Chisty, Musabber Ali
Islam, Md. Rakibul
Rumi, Md. Alim Al Raji
Sakib, Mohammed Sadman
Quader, Masrur Abdul
Bhuiyan, Md. Nafee-Ul-Islam
Rahman, Farzana
Alam, Edris
Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul
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description Dhaka has become the worst affected city in Bangladesh regarding dengue fever (DF). A large number of university students are residing in this city with a high DF risk. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the DF status and responses among these students through their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) survey. A total of 625 students participated in an online self-reported survey. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the status and KAP regarding DF. University students from the city perceived their living places as moderately safe (45.28%) against DF, whereas about 20% reported their DF infection history. Some of these students had exemplary DF knowledge (66.72%), attitude (89.28%), and practices (68.32%). However, many of them were also observed with a lack of knowledge about this disease’s infectious behavior, recognizing Aedes mosquito breeding sites, multiple infection cases, and the risk of DF viral infection during pregnancy. Fair correlations (p < 0.001) were determined in the KAP domain. Gender, residential unit, major, and dengue-relevant subjects were found to be significant predictors (p < 0.05) of KAP level in the univariate analysis. Major subject and residential units remained significant predictors of overall KAP level in further multiple analysis. This study revealed the urgency of infectious disease-related subjects and the relevant demonstration into the university curriculum. The study’s findings can assist the university, government and non-governmental organizations, and the health and social workers to prepare a comprehensive dengue response and preparedness plan.
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spelling pubmed-89985862022-04-12 Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh Rahman, Md Mostafizur Khan, Saadmaan Jubayer Tanni, Kamrun Nahar Roy, Tuly Chisty, Musabber Ali Islam, Md. Rakibul Rumi, Md. Alim Al Raji Sakib, Mohammed Sadman Quader, Masrur Abdul Bhuiyan, Md. Nafee-Ul-Islam Rahman, Farzana Alam, Edris Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Dhaka has become the worst affected city in Bangladesh regarding dengue fever (DF). A large number of university students are residing in this city with a high DF risk. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the DF status and responses among these students through their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) survey. A total of 625 students participated in an online self-reported survey. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the status and KAP regarding DF. University students from the city perceived their living places as moderately safe (45.28%) against DF, whereas about 20% reported their DF infection history. Some of these students had exemplary DF knowledge (66.72%), attitude (89.28%), and practices (68.32%). However, many of them were also observed with a lack of knowledge about this disease’s infectious behavior, recognizing Aedes mosquito breeding sites, multiple infection cases, and the risk of DF viral infection during pregnancy. Fair correlations (p < 0.001) were determined in the KAP domain. Gender, residential unit, major, and dengue-relevant subjects were found to be significant predictors (p < 0.05) of KAP level in the univariate analysis. Major subject and residential units remained significant predictors of overall KAP level in further multiple analysis. This study revealed the urgency of infectious disease-related subjects and the relevant demonstration into the university curriculum. The study’s findings can assist the university, government and non-governmental organizations, and the health and social workers to prepare a comprehensive dengue response and preparedness plan. MDPI 2022-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8998586/ /pubmed/35409706 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074023 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Rahman, Md Mostafizur
Khan, Saadmaan Jubayer
Tanni, Kamrun Nahar
Roy, Tuly
Chisty, Musabber Ali
Islam, Md. Rakibul
Rumi, Md. Alim Al Raji
Sakib, Mohammed Sadman
Quader, Masrur Abdul
Bhuiyan, Md. Nafee-Ul-Islam
Rahman, Farzana
Alam, Edris
Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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title_full Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_fullStr Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_short Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_sort knowledge, attitude, and practices towards dengue fever among university students of dhaka city, bangladesh
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8998586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074023
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