Current observation on Aedes mosquitoes: A survey on implication of dengue infection, human lifestyle and preventive measure among Malaysia resident in urban and sub-urban areas
Objective: To evaluate the current knowledge level and information on Aedes mosquitoes and dengue among Penang resident in urban (Sungai Dua) and sub- urban areas (Batu Maung). Methods: The questionnaire comprises of twenty-three questions, surveyed on 202 respondents regarding socio-demographic,...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/38602/ https://doi.org/10.1016/S2222-1808(16)61143-X |
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| Summary: | Objective: To evaluate the current knowledge level and information on Aedes mosquitoes and
dengue among Penang resident in urban (Sungai Dua) and sub- urban areas (Batu Maung).
Methods: The questionnaire comprises of twenty-three questions, surveyed on 202 respondents
regarding socio-demographic, the observation of general Aedes’ mosquito behaviour, dengue
infection threat, preventive measures against mosquitoes and lifestyle (on usage of artificial
light) in changing the behaviour of Aedes mosquitoes.
Results: The respondents in sub-urban Batu Maung showed less knowledge level regarding
Aedes mosquitoes as compared to respondents in urban Sungai Dua. There was a positive
association between biting frequency of mosquitoes with the lifestyle of respondents (in
relation to the light use), the use of personal protection and fogging operations conducted by
the Ministry of Health. There is a positive relationship between the knowledge of preferred
mosquitoes resting place and the respondent aged between 17 to 24 (78.2%) in sub-urban
Batu Maung. Urban Sungai Dua respondents showed a significant relation between the use of
lights and the resting places for Aedes mosquitoes. The preventive measures chosen by both
sub-distinct areas against mosquitobites were significantly affected by the biting time and the
mosquitoes biting frequency (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: In this study, we concluded that there is a direct link between the knowledge
of the Aedes biting frequency with dengue infection, human lifestyle on the light use and
preventive measures against mosquitoes. However, the level of knowledge is poor on the
subject of Aedes mosquitoes and dengue for both urban and sub-urban respondents. |
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