期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：1994-7887
电子版ISSN：2077-2181
出版年度：2017
卷号：10
期号：5
页码：238-244
DOI：10.3923/jest.2017.238.244
出版社：Asian Network for Scientific Information
摘要：Background and Objective: Dengue illness is one of the most relevant public health problems in Malaysia. The incidence of dengue infection in the country has increased steadily during the last decade Seremban is one of the highly affected districts by dengue in the country. This study aims to identify the sources of dengue infection in Seremban district, Malaysia. The study also reveals the prevention practices used by the households to protect themselves from dengue infection. Materials and Methods: Structured interviews were conducted at household level in order to obtain primary data for the study. A total of 120 patients with confirmed dengue illness were enrolled in the study. Purposive random sampling method was applied to select the samples. Descriptive statistics viz. summation, mean, standard deviation, percentage, maximum and minimum value and ratios were applied to analyze the data. Results: Majority (45.8%) of the study patients reported that they got dengue infection at park/garden while a significantly lower portion (2.5%) of the respondents claimed to be infected at tourist spots. The most frequently used prevention measure by the households to protect the family members from infection was found to be insecticides aerosol spray (54.16%) followed by mosquito coils, mats, etc. (49.16%). A greater portion of the households reported that they chose these prevention measures due to their high effectiveness (46.67%) and convenient to use (42%). Conclusion: The findings of the study provide a detailed knowledge or insight about the sources of dengue infection and prevention measures used by the households in the district which might assist policy-makers in implementing more effective control strategies for the disease at district as well as national level.
