ArticleInfectious diseases and therapy2015
Dengue Awareness in Latin American Populations: A Questionnaire Study.
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- Dengue as a Disease Threatening Global Health: A Narrative Review Focusing on Latin America and Brazil.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Review
- Importance ofBiosafety and health · 2023Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the Population in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia Regarding Dengue Fever and Its Prevention Measures: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Facebook and mosquito-borne disease outbreaks: An analysis of public responses to federal health agencies' posts about dengue and Zika in 2016.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- The Global Trends and Regional Differences in Incidence of Dengue Infection from 1990 to 2019: An Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2021Article
- Dengue seroprevalence in a cohort of schoolchildren and their siblings in Yucatan, Mexico (2015-2016).PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionDengue is an escalating public health concern in Latin American Countries with a dramatic increase of cases reported during the past decade. The objectives of this study were to identify and provide insights into current management and attitudes toward dengue and to understand attitudes to vaccination and current behaviors to prevent dengue in Mexico and Colombia.
methodsThis was a community-based, cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted in urban and rural areas in endemic and non-endemic regions. The interviews were conducted face-to-face using a structured questionnaire containing 58 questions. A quota sampling approach was used to obtain a nationally representative sample of the adult population. All data were weighted to correct for differences between the samples surveyed in each country relative to their general population.
resultsA total of 1978 participants completed the survey. Two percent and 10% of participants in Mexico and Colombia, respectively, had experienced dengue fever, with just under one-third of adults and almost two-thirds of their children hospitalized as a result of the illness. Awareness of dengue was similar in Colombia (76%) and Mexico (68%), with awareness higher in endemic regions than in non-endemic regions. Colombia had a higher proportion of participants (84%) who considered dengue to be a common disease in their country, compared with Mexico (56%). In Mexico and Colombia, 55% and 54% in endemic areas, and 28% and 46% in non-endemic areas believed that everyone was at risk of contracting dengue. In both countries, the most common action undertaken by participants to prevent dengue infection was removal of standing water. At least 70% of participants believe their government could do more to prevent dengue in their country.
conclusionsDengue was identified as a severe and common disease in Mexico and Colombia. Most participants recognized the need to reduce the risk of dengue infection by removal of standing water. Awareness was similar in Colombia and Mexico.
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