Dengue Awareness in Latin American Populations: A Questionnaire Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dengue is an escalating public health concern in Latin American Countries with a dramatic increase of cases reported during the past decade. The objectives of this study were to identify and provide insights into current management and attitudes toward dengue and to understand attitudes to vaccination and current behaviors to prevent dengue in Mexico and Colombia.

Methods

This was a community-based, cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted in urban and rural areas in endemic and non-endemic regions. The interviews were conducted face-to-face using a structured questionnaire containing 58 questions. A quota sampling approach was used to obtain a nationally representative sample of the adult population. All data were weighted to correct for differences between

SUBMITTER: Sarti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471059 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature