Analysis of some socio-demographic factors related to DF/DHF outbreak in Dhaka city.
Autor(es): Hossain, M. Ismail; Wagatsuma, Yukiko; Chowdhury, Monjur A.; Ahmed, Tauhid Uddin; Uddin, Md. Ashraf; Sohel, S. M. Nazmul; Kittayapong, Pattamaporn
Resumo: A knowledge, attitude and behaviour (KAB) survey was conducted among residents of Dhaka regarding dengue (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) from August to October, 2000, during the first recognized outbreak of DF/DHF in Bangladesh. A random sample of more than 9,000 houses was visited by survey teams throughout the city. More than 99% of people living in the city had heard about dengue and 95% knew that the disease was transmitted by mosquito bites: 93.5% knew that the dengue-transmitting mosquito bit during daytime, and 52.1% knew that this mosquito bred in containers. Nearly 60% of slum-dwellers could not spend any money to buy commercially-available aerosols/coils for their houses, while the rest 40% could spend very little money for this purpose. About 10% of people living in independent houses and multistoreyed buildings spent more than USdollar sign 10 for mosquito control gadgets per month (equivalent to a week's salary for most workers in Bangladesh). In the slum areas and in semi-permanent (semi-pucca) houses, earthen jars and drums, common sources of Aedes aegypti breeding, were frequently used for storing water. In more upscale, independent houses where mosquito density was higher, rooftop concrete water tanks were more common. Two-thirds of city-dwellers thought that both government and citizens should be responsible for mosquito control.
Palavras-Chave: Dengue ; Dengue hemorrhagic fever ; Aedes aegypti ; Thailand
Imprenta: Dengue Bulletin, v. 24, p. 34-41, 2000
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Infectious diseases ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2000
