Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on dengue fever among 17th college residents of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Abdullah, Wan Nur Marisah (2017) Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on dengue fever among 17th college residents of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Dengue fever (DF) is a serious infectious disease that burden the worldwide and grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. 17ᵗʰ college was reported as the hotspot area for dengue compared to other colleges in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Even though fogging and the dengue fever awareness campaign had been conducted in order to reduce the trend, this infectious disease keeps happening and increasing. Objectives: To determine the knowledge. attitude and practice (KAP) on dengue fever among 17th college residents of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Methodology: A cross-sectional study had been conducted that involve 163 respondents from 17ᵗʰ college residents. The respondents selected were undergraduate students from two different faculty, Faculty Medicine and Health Sciences and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of UPM. A self-administered questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and the questionnaire consists of four sections, such as socio demographic characteristic. knowledge of dengue fever, attitude toward dengue fever and practice regarding dengue fever prevention. Results: Low level of knowledge (7.4%) and high level of attitude (60.1%) and practices (78.5%) regarding dengue fever prevention were identified. Unfortunately, study shows no significant association (p>0.05) between knowledge, attitude and practices on dengue prevention. Conclusion: The results suggested that the current practices of health education awareness alone is insufficient to change the KAP of 17ᵗʰ residents on dengue fever prevention, instead, a systematic and comprehensive, long-term participatory approach to dengue fever prevention and control strategies shall be implemented in collaboration with the 17ᵗʰ college administrative office, university and students club to ensure sustainable learning and development. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Dengue Fever

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2024 03:41
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2024 03:41
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1616

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