The health perceptions, dengue knowledge and control willingness among Dai ethnic minority in Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outbreaks of dengue fever are often found among Dai ethnical communities along China-Myanmar border. The objective of this study was: 1) to investigate residents' health perceptions, knowledge and control willingness to participate in dengue control and 2) to identify factors associated with control willingness among the Dai ethnic community.

Methods

This is a mixed method study of a cross-sectional design, in which qualitative in-depth interviews and quantitative household questionnaire surveys are included.

Results

Questionnaire was administered to 261 household heads, and in-depth interview was conducted with 18 key informants. Of them, many participants (70%, 182/259) and 12 key informants (66.7%) from the two rural communities believed that the Lord Bu

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature