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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 19, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116657
关键词
adult; dengue; knowledge; attitudes and practices; KAP; treatment-seeking behaviors; Thailand
资金
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Mahidol, University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dengue infection is a significant public health problem in Thailand, but there is a lack of knowledge and understanding among the adult population. The study found that many patients resorted to self-medication during the early stages of the illness, and there were differences in the time taken to seek medical care. Furthermore, there is still a widespread lack of understanding and misperceptions regarding dengue-related knowledge.
Dengue infection is a major public health problem in Thailand with an increasing incidence in the adult population. Patients' knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) with regarding dengue infection have direct influences on treatment-seeking behaviors and clinical outcomes. We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the KAP and treatment-seeking behaviors of suspected dengue adult patients attending the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Bangkok, from March 2014 to February 2015. Among 167 participants, the majority of participants (87.9%) were unaware of dengue infection and most of them reported initial self-medication (95.2%). The mean days of fever before attending to the HTD was 4.9 +/- 1.7 days. Outpatient cases reported seeking care significantly earlier than inpatient cases (mean: 3.1 days vs. 5.0 days; p < 0.001). The majority of patients believed that dengue infection has a high mortality rate (63%) and must be treated in hospital (91.3%), highlighting the lack of understanding and misperceptions regarding dengue-related knowledge in the general population. Patients who reported recent or current dengue infection in their family or neighborhood sought medical care early and reported good preventive practices. Health education should focus on the adult population to improve awareness of dengue symptoms and promote early treatment-seeking behavior.
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