ASSESSING PERCEIVED DENGUE RISK, ATTITUDE, AND PREVENTION PRACTICES IN BARANGAY BUHANGIN PROPER, DAVAO CITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61751/ijmmr/2.2024.26Keywords:
socio-demographic profile, development of community health interventions, factors in dengue progression, change mechanisms for dengue prevention, implementing change mechanismsAbstract
Dengue remains a significant public health issue in the Philippines and globally. This study aimed to evaluate the risk perception, attitude, and prevention practices of Barangay Buhangin Proper residents while examining whether socio-demographic profiles significantly influenced these factors. The objective was to develop strategic community health interventions. A total of 584 residents participated in face-to-face interviews using an adapted risk perception, attitude, and practice questionnaire. The results show that residents demonstrated good risk perception (51.49, cut-off = 51.20) and attitude (43.62, cut-off = 38.40), but exhibited poor practice (47.22, cut-off = 57.60). The study also revealed that females (OR = 1.493, 95% CI = 1.016-2.194, p = 0.041), college graduates (OR = 0.653, 95% CI = 0.273-1.561, p = 0.041), and employed individuals (OR = 0.654, 95% CI = 0.441-0.970, p = 0.034) were statistically associated with good risk perception while being married (OR = 0.699, 95% CI = 0.318-1.714, p = 0.038) was associated with a positive attitude. However, no socio-demographic factors were linked to good practice, indicating that the issue with practices persists regardless of profile. Furthermore, weak positive correlations were observed between risk perception and attitude (r = 0.266, p < 0.001), risk perception and practice (r = 0.092, p < 0.027), and attitude and practice (r = 0.144, p < 0.001). Despite awareness of risks and having positive attitudes, the community struggles to maintain effective practices due to complacency, self-serving behaviour, and inadequately targeted interventions. This study recommends implementing tailored interventions to address the root causes and effectively combat dengue
Received: 09.07.2024 | Revised: 18.09.2024 | Accepted: 26.11.2024
References
Taylor-Salmon E, Hill V, Paul LM, Koch RT, Breban MI, Chaguza C, et al. Travel surveillance uncovers dengue virus dynamics and introductions in the Caribbean. Nat Commun. 2024;15:3508. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47774-8
Dengue and severe dengue [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue
Centers for disease control and prevention [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/index.html
Philippines seeing more dengue cases in 2024 [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/philippines-seeing-more-dengue-cases-in-2024
Abrigana K. Dengue cases in Davao go up in first half of 2024. GMA Regional TV [Internet]. 2024 [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/102718/dengue-cases-in-davao-go-up-in-first-half-of-2024/story/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20dengue%20cases,in%202023%20with%207%2C199%20cases
Dengue prevention and control program [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://doh.gov.ph/national-dengue-prevention-and-control-program
Ong EP, Obeles AJT, Ong BAG, Tantengco OAG. Perspectives and lessons from the Philippines' decades-long battle with dengue. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022;24:100505. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100505
Sulistyawati S, Dwi Astuti F, Rahmah Umniyati S, Tunggul Satoto TB, Lazuardi L, Nilsson M, et al. Dengue vector control through community empowerment: Lessons learned from a community-based study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(6):1013. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16061013
Aerts C, Revilla M, Duval L, Paaijmans K, Chandrabose J, Cox H, et al. Understanding the role of disease knowledge and risk perception in shaping preventive behavior for selected vector-borne diseases in Guyana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(4):e0008149. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008149
Herbuela VRDM, de Guzman FS, Sobrepeña GD, Claudio ABF, Tomas ACV, Arriola-delos Reyes CM, et al. Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding dengue fever among pediatric and adult in-patients in Metro Manila, Philippines. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(23):4705. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16234705
Siddique AB, Omi NT, Rasel SM, Hoque SSB, Rahman N, Sarker S, et al. Assessment of perceived dengue risk and prevention practices among youth in Bangladesh. Sci Rep. 2024;14:3940. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54238-y
Gregorio ER, Takeuchi R, Hernandez PMR, Medina JR, Kawamura S, Salanguit MB, et al. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dengue among public school teachers in a Central Luzon Province in the Philippines: An analytic cross-sectional study. Trop Med Health. 2024;52:25. DOI: 10.1186/s41182-024-00591-7
eFOI – electronic freedom of information – request [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0wNjY3NTI1NDE5OTIM
Palicte C. Dengue kills 5, infects 969 in Davao city. Philippine News Agency [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179513
Zamzuri MIA, Jamhari MN, Faisal Ghazi H, Muhamad Hasani MH, Mohd Ali NK, Abd. Rashid MF, et al. A unique double tango: Construct validation and reliability analysis of risk perception, attitude and practice (RPAP) questionnaire on dengue infection. PLoS One. 2021;16(8):e0256636. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256636
Wight D, Wimbush E, Jepson R, Doi L. Six steps in quality intervention development (6SQuID). J Epidemiol Community Health. 2016;70:520–5. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-205952
Tirman L, Biggs H, Morrison K, Manner J, Sivaramakrishnan D, Baker G, et al. Stand Up for Health: Programme theory for an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in contact centres. Eval Program Plann. 2021;89:102002. DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.102002
The World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects [Internet]. [cited 2024 June 6]. Available from: https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/ declaration-of-helsinki/
Zamzuri MIA, Abd Majid FN, Dapari R, Hassan MR, Isa AMM. Perceived risk for dengue infection mediates the relationship between attitude and practice for dengue prevention: A study in Seremban, Malaysia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19:13252. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013252
Bonem EM, Ellsworth PC, Gonzalez R. Age differences in risk: Perceptions, intentions and domains. Behav Decis Mak. 2015;28(4):317–30. DOI: 10.1002/bdm.1848
Rakhmani AN, Limpanont Y, Kaewkungwal J, Okanurak K. Factors associated with dengue prevention behaviour in Lowokwaru, Malang, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2018;18:619. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5553-z
Selvarajoo S, Liew JWK, Tan W, Lim XY, Refai WF, Zaki RA, et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue prevention and dengue seroprevalence in a dengue hotspot in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2020;10:9534. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66212-5
Hamed M. Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward dengue fever among the public: A cross-sectional study in the Western region of Saudi Arabia. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1327427. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1327427
Diaz-Quijano FA, Martínez-Vega RA, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Rojas-Calero RA, Luna-González ML, Díaz-Quijano RG. Association between the level of education and knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue in the Caribbean region of Colombia. BMC Public Health. 2018;18:143. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5055-z
Nur M, Omarulharis S, Azfar M, Maryam A, Azfar H, Adibah BAH, et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice of dengue prevention among sub urban community in Sepang, Selangor. Int J Public Health Clin Sci. 2017;4(2):73–83.
Hossain MI, Alam NE, Akter S, Suriea U, Aktar S, Shifat SK, et al. Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study. PLoS One. 2021;16(6):e0252852. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252852
Glova NM, Escano MTR. Influence of information scanning on dengue-related health beliefs and adherence to prevention practices in at-risk areas of Davao City, Philippines. Banwa A. 2019;13:art041.
Llemit RLG, Revita JC. Dengue cases reach 1,414 in Davao city. SunStar [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2024 Aug 6]. Available from: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1817637/davao/local-news/dengue-cases-reach-1414-in-davao-city
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Jaeven Bañaga, Aileen Grace Ang, Emmanuel John Arceño, Greathel Jane Abao, Racso Virh Exiomo
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
