Knowledge and prevention measures against dengue in southern Nepal
Knowledge and prevention measures against dengue in southern Nepal作者机构：Central Department of MicrobiologyTribhuvan UniversityKirtipurNepal Everest International Clinic and Research CenterKathmanduNepal
出 版 物：《Journal of Coastal Life Medicine》 (海岸生命医学杂志（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2014年第12期
页 面：998-1001页
学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学]
主 题：Dengue Knowledge Practices Prevention
摘 要：Objective:To ascertain the knowledge and prevention measures against dengue among selected adult population in southern ***:A cross sectional study was conducted in Rapti Zonal Hospital,Dang and Bharatpur Hospital,Chitwan during August-November,2011.A total of 212 patients were interviewed regarding their knowledge and practices about dengue *** samples were collected and investigated for the presence of anti-dengue IgM antibodies by ***:Data from 156 patients greater than 15 years were *** them,21 samples were found to possess anti-dengue IgM antibodies by ***,economically active people,farmers,unemployed and housewives were more frequently affected by *** the total,118(76%)were reported to know the disease ***,headache and myalgia were the most known symptoms and house drains and kitchen garden were known as the most common breeding sites of *** disposal,use of mosquito nets and covering water containers were the best known preventive ***:The overall knowledge of dengue was high,but females,old persons,unemployed and housewives had relatively little knowledge of ***,these groups may need special attention in future dengue education *** with knowledge of the disease more frequently reported the use of preventive measures,indicating the value of education programs as a tool in dengue prevention.
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