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ArticlePloS one2021

Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study.

Md Imam Hossain, Nur E Alam, Sumaiya Akter, Umme Suriea, Salma Aktar, Siratul Kubra Shifat, Md Muzahidul Islam, Ihsan Aziz, Md Muzahidul Islam, Md Shariful Islam and 1 more

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Md Imam HossainDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Nur E AlamDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-4723-5256
Sumaiya AkterDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Umme SurieaDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Salma AktarDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Siratul Kubra ShifatDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Md Muzahidul IslamDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Ihsan AzizDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Md Muzahidul IslamDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.
Md Shariful IslamDepartment of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
A K M MohiuddinDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.

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Abstract

backgroundDengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh.

methodA cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected respondents from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding dengue fever. Factors associated with the knowledge and awareness of dengue were investigated separately, using multivariable logistic regression.

resultsAlthough majority (93.8%) of the respondents had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites around sunrise and sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Among the socio-demographic variables, the level of education of the respondents was identified as an independent predictor for both knowledge (p<0.05) and awareness (p<0.05) of dengue. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever.

conclusionAs dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is an urgent need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBangladeshChildChild, PreschoolCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesDengueDisease OutbreaksEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansInfant

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