Treatment seeking behavior and associated factors of suspected dengue fever among Shan people in eastern Shan special region IV, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dengue fever (DF) is a rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease along the China-Myanmar border. Understanding treatment-seeking behaviors (TSBs) and associated factors of suspected DF patients in local communities helps to improve health services via promoting prompt treatment, improving patients' prognosis, finding DF information and timely response to DF foci. METHODS:A combination of qualitative semi-structured in-depth interview (SDIs) included 18 key-informants, and quantitative household questionnaire survey (HHSs) involved 259 households was carried out to investigate TSBs and associated factors of suspected DF patients in the Eastern Shan Special Region IV (ESSR4), Myanmar. RESULTS:The key informants mentioned that most of their fellow villagers did not seek treatment in

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164341 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature