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Socio-ecological determinants of dengue preventive practices: a cross-sectional study among wet market traders in a selected district in Perak, Malaysia


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Kamaruddin, N. I. K. and Md Said, Salmiah and Kadir Shahar, H. and Lim, P. Y. (2021) Socio-ecological determinants of dengue preventive practices: a cross-sectional study among wet market traders in a selected district in Perak, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 14 (12). 555 - 563. ISSN 1995-7645

Abstract

Objective: To determine the level of dengue prevention practices among wet market traders in a Malaysian district and their associated socio-ecological factors including individual, relationships, community and societal factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 246 wet market traders was conducted in a district in Perak state in northwest Malaysia between September 2018 to June 2019. Participants were selected through stratified sampling from four wet markets in Hilir Perak district. Data on dengue prevention practices and associated socioecological characteristics were collected using a validated interviewbased questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Multiple logistic regression was performed to identify socioecological determinants of dengue prevention practices among wet market traders in Hilir Perak District. Results: From the total number of respondents, 78% had high dengue prevention practices. Higher dengue prevention practices were associated with owners of wet market shoplots compared to employed workers (adjusted OR 4.18, 95% CI 1.78, 9.85), high perceived susceptibility (adjusted OR 6.93, 95% CI 3.02, 15.92), high familial support (adjusted OR 3.65, 95% CI 1.25, 10.64), and high perceived dengue prevention and control laws and regulations (adjusted OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.44, 7.32). Conclusions: Dengue prevention practices were associated not only with individual determinants but also with other determinants fromrelationships to societal level which must be considered in planning or evaluating current dengue control programs.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.332810
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications and Media
Keywords: Dengue; Aedes breeding; Socio-ecological factors; Health belief; Wet market
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 06 Apr 2023 03:55
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2023 03:55
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95095
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