TY - JOUR
T1 - EDUCATIONAL LEVEL AND POSITIVE SEROLOGY FOR DENGUE. A KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES STUDY IN HUÁNUCO, PERU
AU - Morales-Villanueva, Dulio Walter
AU - Sullca-Ccopa, Franklin
AU - Gonzales- Huerta, Luis
AU - Dámaso-Mata, Bernardo
AU - Panduro-Correa, Vicky
AU - Maguiña, Jorge L.
AU - Pecho-Silva, Samuel
AU - Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
AU - Gomez-Gonzales, Walter
AU - Arteaga-Livias, Kovy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Brazilian Society of Parasitology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Dengue is a worldwide spread arboviral disease. Huánuco region is an endemic area for dengue. Understanding the influence of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in dengue endemic areas can provide important insight for improving public health policies. The purpose of this study was to understand the KAP about dengue in the marginal urban city of Tingo Maria, district of Rupa-Rupa, a rain forest area in Huánuco region and its association with positive serology for dengue. An analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out in which a randomized sample of 112 people were evaluated using a semi structured questionnaire and tested for IgG against dengue virus. Most participants recruited were from marginal urban settlements. The median age was 38 years and 64% were female. A bivariate analysis showed an association between educational level and serological positivity. Over 95% of participants with only primary school education had a positive serological test for dengue. No statistical significances were found between attitudes towards dengue control initiatives (p=0.221), preventive practices against dengue (p=0.773), and the level of knowledge about dengue (p=0.073). Although attitudes, preventive practices and level of knowledge were not related to positive serology in dengue cases, educational level showed an association with serological positivity for dengue.
AB - Dengue is a worldwide spread arboviral disease. Huánuco region is an endemic area for dengue. Understanding the influence of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in dengue endemic areas can provide important insight for improving public health policies. The purpose of this study was to understand the KAP about dengue in the marginal urban city of Tingo Maria, district of Rupa-Rupa, a rain forest area in Huánuco region and its association with positive serology for dengue. An analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out in which a randomized sample of 112 people were evaluated using a semi structured questionnaire and tested for IgG against dengue virus. Most participants recruited were from marginal urban settlements. The median age was 38 years and 64% were female. A bivariate analysis showed an association between educational level and serological positivity. Over 95% of participants with only primary school education had a positive serological test for dengue. No statistical significances were found between attitudes towards dengue control initiatives (p=0.221), preventive practices against dengue (p=0.773), and the level of knowledge about dengue (p=0.073). Although attitudes, preventive practices and level of knowledge were not related to positive serology in dengue cases, educational level showed an association with serological positivity for dengue.
KW - Dengue
KW - Peru
KW - attitude
KW - education
KW - knowledge
KW - practice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128679129&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5216/rpt.v51i1.70543
DO - 10.5216/rpt.v51i1.70543
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85128679129
SN - 0301-0406
VL - 51
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Tropical Pathology
JF - Journal of Tropical Pathology
IS - 1
ER -