Community participation on dengue control in Vientiane, Laos, a need to revise the strategies
- Author:
Phommasack Bounlay
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dengue fever
- MeSH:
Dengue;
Residence Characteristics
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):85-90
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A KAP survey on dengue fever control among the residents of Vientiane was carried out in 1995. 821 people were interviewed through a structure from with 8 questionnaires related to the knowledge on dengue fever control. The results showed that 18% of the people still never heard about dengue, 40% do not know any symptoms of DF/DHF, 30% of them do not know how to do when their children got dengue disease. 11% of them still rely on health workers for dengue fever prevention. 30% of them do not know who should be responsible for dengue fever control. 45% of them do not know what to do in terms of dengue fever prevention. This situation, finally lead to the occurrence of dengue fever outbreak in Vientiane from 1995 to 1997
