The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Background: Dengue incidence has grown dramatically around the world in recent years. Vector control is the only method to reduce dengue incidence due to the lack of a vaccine available. By understanding the factors contributed to the vector densities such as environmental and sociological factors,...
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| author | Adnan, Ruhil A. Ramli, M. F. Othman, Hidayatulfathi Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan Syed Ismail, S. N. Samsudin, Suhailah |
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| description | Background: Dengue incidence has grown dramatically around the world in recent years. Vector control is the only method to reduce dengue incidence due to the lack of a vaccine available. By understanding the factors contributed to the vector densities such as environmental and sociological factors, dengue prevention and control may succeed. Objective: This study is aimed at determining the impact of sociological and environmental factors contributing to dengue cases. Methods: The study surveyed 379 respondents with dengue history. The socio-environmental factors were evaluated by chi-square and binary regression. Result: The chi-square results revealed sociological factors associated between family with dengue experience such as older age (p =0.012), fewer than four people in the household (p= 0.008), working people (p= 0.004) and apartment/terrace houses (p=0.023). Similarly, there is a significant association between respondent’s dengue history and houses that are shaded with vegetation (p= 0.012) and the present of public playground areas near the residential (p = 0.011). Conclusion: The study identified socio-environmental factors that play an important role in the abundance of Aedes mosquitoes and also for the local dengue control measures. |
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| spelling | upm-954712023-01-05T03:59:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95471/ The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Adnan, Ruhil A. Ramli, M. F. Othman, Hidayatulfathi Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan Syed Ismail, S. N. Samsudin, Suhailah Background: Dengue incidence has grown dramatically around the world in recent years. Vector control is the only method to reduce dengue incidence due to the lack of a vaccine available. By understanding the factors contributed to the vector densities such as environmental and sociological factors, dengue prevention and control may succeed. Objective: This study is aimed at determining the impact of sociological and environmental factors contributing to dengue cases. Methods: The study surveyed 379 respondents with dengue history. The socio-environmental factors were evaluated by chi-square and binary regression. Result: The chi-square results revealed sociological factors associated between family with dengue experience such as older age (p =0.012), fewer than four people in the household (p= 0.008), working people (p= 0.004) and apartment/terrace houses (p=0.023). Similarly, there is a significant association between respondent’s dengue history and houses that are shaded with vegetation (p= 0.012) and the present of public playground areas near the residential (p = 0.011). Conclusion: The study identified socio-environmental factors that play an important role in the abundance of Aedes mosquitoes and also for the local dengue control measures. Elsevier BV 2021-01-22 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95471/1/The%20impact%20of%20sociological%20and%20environmental%20factors%20for%20dengue%20infection%20in%20Kuala%20Lumpur%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Adnan, Ruhil A. and Ramli, M. F. and Othman, Hidayatulfathi and Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan and Syed Ismail, S. N. and Samsudin, Suhailah (2021) The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Acta Tropica, 216. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0001-706X; ESSN: 1873-6254 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X21000139#! 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105834 |
| spellingShingle | Adnan, Ruhil A. Ramli, M. F. Othman, Hidayatulfathi Ash'aari, Zulfa Hanan Syed Ismail, S. N. Samsudin, Suhailah The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title | The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full | The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_short | The impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| title_sort | impact of sociological and environmental factors for dengue infection in kuala lumpur, malaysia |
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