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Positive impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards dengue among university students in Malaysia

Authors: Wan Rosalina Wan Rosli, Suraiya Abdul Rahman, Jasvinder Kaur Parhar, Muhammad Izuddin Suhaimi

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 4/2019

Abstract

Introduction

Dengue continues to have a significant effect on the general population of Malaysia, particularly in urban areas, and it is important to ensure that members of the public have adequate awareness to curb the disease.

Aim

This study assesses the baseline knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) levels among university students and the impact of educational intervention on KAP levels.

Subjects and methods

The study consists of part 1 (baseline study) with 307 students and part 2 (impact of the intervention study) with 85 students. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used to determine KAP levels. For part 2, baseline KAP was obtained before the intervention, and the post-intervention KAP was obtained after 1 month.

Results

In part 1, only 26.1% have a good knowledge level regarding dengue, but the majority have good attitude (88.6%) and practice (71.0%). In part 2, the knowledge levels obtained pre-intervention were poor (mean score, 10 ± 2.46), while attitude and practice were good (mean scores, 8.82 ± 1.35 and 6.92 ± 2.5, respectively). The mean scores post-intervention increased for all KAP domains after the health campaign with knowledge at 12.61 ± 0.17, attitude 9.01 ± 1.09, and practice 7.11 ± 2.49. This study revealed that educational intervention was effective in creating awareness about dengue and that the social media is the most used and preferred source of information for respondents for learning about dengue.

Conclusion

Health authorities could implement a nationwide dengue awareness programme focusing on social media and other media as a platform to disseminate information regarding disease and outbreaks and to promote healthy lifestyles.

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Title: Positive impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards dengue among university students in Malaysia
Authors: Wan Rosalina Wan Rosli
Suraiya Abdul Rahman
Jasvinder Kaur Parhar
Muhammad Izuddin Suhaimi
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-018-0971-z

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Positive impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards dengue among university students in Malaysia

Abstract

Introduction

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusion

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Introduction

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Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusion

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