Knowledge,attitude and recommendations for practice regarding dengue among the resident population of Queensland,Australia

作     者：Narayan Gyawali Richard Stewart Bradbury Andrew William Taylor-Robinson 

作者机构：School of Medical and Applied SciencesCentral Queensland University 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》 (亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第6卷第4期

页      面：360-366页

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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] 

基　　金：Supported by a competitive grant awarded through the QSS2014 Population Research Grant Scheme(Grant No.H13/06-120/QSS2014-14) 

主　　题：Dengue Awareness Survey Transmission Prevention Queensland 

摘      要：Objective:To investigate levels of awareness of dengue among the inhabitants of Queensland(QLD),a dengue-prevalent state in the north east of ***:A computer-assisted telephone interviewing survey was conducted in mid2014.A total of 1 223 randomly selected respondents( 18 years) across QLD completed a structured questionnaire covering all aspects of ***:97.55% had heard of dengue and participated *** them,54.70% had travelled overseas(48.11% to dengue-risk countries) in the last five years.A total of94.47% said transmission is by mosquito *** addition,84.83% knew of current transmission of dengue in QLD,while 80.97% knew the focus is Far North and North ***,2.35% and 8.97% had experienced an infection in their life or that of their immediate family/partner,respectively.85.03% identified correctly at least one means of prevention.A total of 69.72% advised to use insect repellent,wear covered clothing and avoid visiting mosquito-prone areas while 20.93% advised fumigation and clearing water containers around *** was a significant difference(P 0.05).Conclusions:Although many people throughout QLD have heard of dengue,about 15%appear unaware of local transmission,its symptoms and of methods to reduce risk of infection.A lack of knowledge regarding prevention of mosquito breeding is evident in South East QLD,where dengue is not currently *** study suggests that future dengue awareness campaigns should target communities in both endemic and potentially endemic areas throughout Queensland.