Practices of Dengue Fever Prevention and the Associated Factors among the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is prevalent among Malaysia's indigenous peoples, known as the Orang Asli, and it poses a serious health threat to them. The study aims to look at the socio-demographic factors, health beliefs, and knowledge about dengue and its association to dengue prevention practices among Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 16 randomly selected Orang Asli villages from eight states in Peninsular Malaysia from April 2012 until February 2013.

Results

A total of 560 Orang Asli were interviewed and 505 completed the survey. Slightly above half of the participants (n = 280, 55.4%) had a total dengue prevention score of 51-100 (of a possible score of 0-100). Multivariate analysis findings showed dengue knowl

SUBMITTER: Chandren JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4534093 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature