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Factors affecting dengue prevention practices: nationwide survey of the Malaysian public

Wong LP 1 , Shakir SM 2 , Atefi N 2 , AbuBakar S 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Julius Centre University of Malaya (JCUM), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Educational Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PLoS One, 2015;10(4):e0122890.
PMID: 25836366 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122890

Abstract

Efforts to stamp dengue in many dengue endemic countries has met little success. There is a need to re-examine and understand how the public at large view the dengue prevention efforts. This study aimed to examine the demographic factors, theoretical constructs of the Health Belief Model and knowledge about dengue and how these influence the practice of dengue prevention.

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