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Association between the level of education and knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue in the Caribbean region of Colombia

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Title
Association between the level of education and knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue in the Caribbean region of Colombia
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BMC Public Health, January 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5055-z
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Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Ruth Aralí Martínez-Vega, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Ronald Alexander Rojas-Calero, María Lucrecia Luna-González, Ronald Giovanny Díaz-Quijano

Abstract

Community integration in dengue control requires assessments of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs), which can vary widely according to demographic and educational factors. We aimed to describe and compare the KAPs according to level of education in municipalities in the Caribbean region of Colombia. A survey was administered from October to December 2015, including families selected through probabilistic sampling in eleven municipalities. The analysis focused on the comparative description of the responses according to level of education. The KAP prevalence ratios (PR) according to education were estimated using Poisson regression (robust), including age and sex as adjustment variables. Out of 1057 participants, 1054 (99.7%) surveys were available for analysis, including 614 (58.3%) who had a high school level of education or higher and 440 (41.7%) who had a lower level of education (not high school graduates). The high school graduates showed a higher frequency of correct answers in relation to knowledge about dengue symptoms and transmission. On the other hand, graduates showed a higher probability of practices and attitudes that favor dengue control, including not storing water in containers (PR: 2.2; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.42-3.43), attend community meetings (PR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.07-1.65), educate family members and neighbors in prevention measures (PR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.15-1.59). Level of education could be a key determinant of knowledge of the disease and its transmission, as well as attitudes and practices, especially those that involve the integration of community efforts for dengue control.

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Unknown 316 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 49 16%
Student > Master 39 12%
Researcher 25 8%
Lecturer 20 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 6%
Other 33 10%
Unknown 131 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 45 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 41 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 22 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 3%
Social Sciences 9 3%
Other 45 14%
Unknown 144 46%
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#15,510,481
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