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ArticleTropical medicine and health2024

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dengue among public school teachers in a Central Luzon Province in the Philippines: an analytic cross-sectional study.

Ernesto R Gregorio, Rie Takeuchi, Paul Michael R Hernandez, John Robert Medina, Shin-Ya Kawamura, Mikaela B Salanguit, Marian Danille C Santillan, Kimberly Mae S Ramos, Gideon John Tuliao, Lyndon Morales and 3 more

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ernesto R GregorioDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. ergregorio@up.edu.ph.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1931-0458
Rie TakeuchiGraduate School of Public Health, International University of Health and Welfare, 4‑3 Kodunomori, Narita, Chiba, 286‑8686, Japan.
Paul Michael R HernandezDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
John Robert MedinaNational Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Shin-Ya KawamuraChubu Institute for Advanced Studies, 1200 Matsumoto‑Cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487‑8501, Japan.
Mikaela B SalanguitDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Marian Danille C SantillanDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Kimberly Mae S RamosCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Gideon John TuliaoDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Lyndon MoralesDepartment of Education, Schools Division Office, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.
Maylin PalatinoSchool of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Fumiko ShibuyaDepartment of Global Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Jun KobayashiDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
University of the Philippines Manila · PHUniversity of the Ryukyus · JPChubu University · JPUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

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JSPS KAKENHI JP20KK0223JSPS KAKENHI JP21HP2006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDengue has become a major health issue in tropical regions as the numbers of reported cases and estimated infections continuously increase. In the Philippines, many challenges remain in preventing and controlling the disease amidst all the mitigation efforts of the government. This study sought to measure the health literacy of Filipino teachers and determine the associations among teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and selected practices (KAP) against dengue.

methodsElementary and secondary school teachers from the consistently declared dengue hotspots in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, from the years 2017 to 2019 were selected as target participants in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered online survey tool was used in this study for both screening of participants and the KAP survey proper. STATA, descriptive statistics, and multiple logistic regression were used for the data analysis. Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported.

resultsThe study comprised 604 participants whose mean age was 38.4 years. Television was determined as the top media source of information, and various health staff were the most trusted and common source of information. Good knowledge on dengue treatment (OR = 1.81; 95% CI 1.18-2.78) and dengue prevention (OR = 1.85; 95% CI 1.26-2.71) were positively associated with having good practices on protection against mosquito bites. Good knowledge on dengue signs and symptoms (OR = 1.56; 95% CI 1.02-2.37) and dengue prevention (OR = 2.38; 95% CI 1.59-3.58) were positively associated with having good practices on preventing breeding sites. Those with positive perceived susceptibility to dengue had lower odds of having good practices on protection against mosquito bites (OR = 0.64; 95% CI 0.41-0.99) and of having good practices on preventing breeding sites (OR = 0.46; 95% CI 0.26-0.81).

conclusionEven with the existing dengue policies, programs, and strategies, and the high disease literacy rate of Filipinos, dengue remains a struggle with an increasing case rate. Therefore, specific concepts should be emphasized, and interventions should be fine-tuned to better reach and influence the target population to attain a dengue-free Philippines.

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