A Community-Level Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Dengue Fever and the Identification of Mosquito Breeding Containers in Dire Dawa City of Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Respondent’s attitude towards dengue fever (n = 1174).
Items
Scales
n (%)
Mean score
Std. deviation
Dengue fever causes a serious illness
Strongly disagree
46 (3.9)
4.57
0.913
Disagree
32 (2.7)
Neutral
21 (1.8)
Agree
212 (18.1)
Strongly agree
863 (73.5)
Dengue fever is a transmissible disease
Strongly disagree
125 (10.6)
3.62
1.91
Disagree
218 (18.6)
Neutral
39 (3.3)
Agree
390 (33.2)
Strongly agree
402 (34.2)
You are at risk of contracting dengue fever
Strongly disagree
199 (17.0)
2.74
1.319
Disagree
488 (41.6)
Neutral
28 (2.4)
Agree
333 (28.4)
Strongly agree
126 (10.7)
Dengue fever can be transmitted when there is contact with infected people
Strongly disagree
339 (28.9)
2.23
1.204
Disagree
563 (48.0)
Neutral
34 (2.9)
Agree
158 (13.5)
Strongly agree
80 (6.8)
Dengue fever is a preventable disease
Strongly disagree
75 (6.4)
4.00
1.219
Disagree
136 (11.6)
Neutral
19 (1.6)
Agree
435 (37.1)
Strongly agree
509 (43.4)
Controlling the breeding places of mosquitoes is a good strategy to prevent dengue fever
Strongly disagree
60 (5.1)
4.3
1.124
Disagree
75 (6.4)
Neutral
19 (1.6)
Agree
279 (23.8)
Strongly agree
725 (61.8)
Communities should actively participate in controlling the vectors of dengue fever
