KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES RELATED TO DENGUE FEVER IN PESHAWAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices about Dengue fever in selected communities of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Materials and Methods: We conducted this descriptive cross-sectional study in selected Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa communities. The data was collected with the help of a well-structured questionnaire and was analyzed using SPSS version 23.

Results: Forty percent of our participants had good knowledge, 39%, had average knowledge and 21% had poor knowledge. Attitude scores were good for 75%, average for 18.3%, and poor for only 6.6% of the participants. 15.8% of the participants had poor, 50% had average, and 34.2% had good practices.

Conclusion: It was concluded that people with higher levels of education and previous involvement in Dengue awareness campaigns had better scores in knowledge and practice. Level of education had a significant association with knowledge and practice scores.