评估马来西亚克朗山谷的移徙工人对登革热预防的基本知识和意识
Maryam N Chaudhary1, Voon-Ching Lim2,3, Erwin Martinez Faller4,5
1School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
PloS one
|February 1, 2024
概括
马来西亚的移民工人对登革热 (DF) 的知识,态度和做法 (KAP) 是不理想的. 建议针对性地进行社交媒体干预,以提高DF的意识和预防策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 医学昆虫学 医学昆虫学
背景情况:
- 登革热病毒感染每年影响全球3.90亿人.
- 马来西亚的移民工人因环境暴露和有限的健康素养而面临着更高的登革热 (DF) 风险.
- 本研究的重点是克朗谷的移民工人之间的DF知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
研究的目的:
- 评估移民工人当前的登革热 (DF) 知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 确定有效的策略,以在这个人口群体中促进DF意识.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及403名尼泊尔,菲律宾和印度尼西亚移民工人的调查是通过电话采访和在线问卷进行的.
- 采用零碎结构方程建模来分析影响DF KAP的预测变量.
主要成果:
- 受访者人口统计数据包括服务行业中的大多数男性,高中毕业生,年龄在30-39岁之间,工作经验不到十年.
- 知识与态度正相关,但与实践负相关. 高等教育和较长的工作经验 (>20年) 分别与更好的知识和态度有关.
- 之前的DF经验与更强烈的个人责任感与清除蚊子繁殖场所和增加预防措施的实践有关. 社交媒体的参与积极影响了DF的知识.
结论:
- 东部地区的教育干预措施应该针对年轻的,最近到达的,教育程度较低的工人.
- 利用社交媒体平台对于提高公众意识和改进DF预防策略至关重要.
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