IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/aif/journl/v10y2022i1p12-19.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of dengue fever among the urban people in Bangladesh

Author

Listed:
  • Zannatul Raiyana

    (International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

  • Jahir Uddin Md. Jaber

    (International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b), Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

  • Mohammed Khayam Faruqui

    (United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).)

  • Ebrahim Khalil

    (Social Assistance & Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) & W A N Research and Consultancy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

  • Emad Uddin Md. Adil

    (Social Assistance & Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) & W A N Research and Consultancy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

  • Afsana Anwar

    (Social Assistance & Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) & W A N Research and Consultancy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

  • Abu Ansar Md. Rizwan

    (Social Assistance & Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) & W A N Research and Consultancy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

Abstract

Dengue is one of the major vector-borne diseases which is currently a burning public health issue in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is affected by a dengue outbreak almost every year. Though the prevalence of dengue was low compared to other Southeast Asian countries since its inception in 1964 in Bangladesh, recently Bangladesh is experiencing an increase in dengue outbreaks, especially in the urban areas. Over the past few decades, the prevalence of dengue is increasing globally due to urbanization, population growth, climate change, and other surrounding factors. Thus, it is very much essential for urban people to have sound knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of dengue fever. This study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of dengue fever among the urban people in Bangladesh. A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among the people from different areas of Dhaka city in Bangladesh. For this purpose, 384 persons were randomly selected who were from different socio-demographic backgrounds. Data were being collected using a pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaire and by conducting face-to-face interviews with the selected respondents. The data analysis was done using appropriate statistical software and the level of knowledge was assessed by using a Likert scale ranging from zero to ten. The findings revealed that overall, 72.38% of respondents’ level of knowledge regarding treatment and prevention of dengue fever was good and the rest 27.62% of respondents’ level of knowledge was poor. Though the knowledge level was found good among the respondents, it is very much important to practice the behavior as well. Thus, similar types of studies should be conducted in different cities to generalize the findings and identify the opportunities to work on the practice of the people towards the treatment and prevention of dengue fever.

Suggested Citation

  • Zannatul Raiyana & Jahir Uddin Md. Jaber & Mohammed Khayam Faruqui & Ebrahim Khalil & Emad Uddin Md. Adil & Afsana Anwar & Abu Ansar Md. Rizwan, 2022. "Knowledge regarding the treatment and prevention of dengue fever among the urban people in Bangladesh," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 10(1), pages 12-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:aif:journl:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p:12-19
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ijsab.com/wp-content/uploads/902.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://ijsab.com/volume-10-issue-1/4751
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Tanvir Abir & O’mezie Ekwudu & Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah & Dewan Muhammad Nur-A Yazdani & Abdullah Al Mamun & Palash Basak & Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu & P Yukthamarani Permarupan & Abdul Hasnat Milton & S, 2021. "Dengue in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Hospital-based cross-sectional KAP assessment at Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporation area," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-17, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:aif:journl:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p:12-19. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Farjana Rahman (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.