A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes about, and practices to... more A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes about, and practices to prevent, dengue fever among Myanmar migrant woman caretakers in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand during January 2004. In total, 307 households out of 1,014 Myanmar migrant households in Mae Sot District were selected using systematic random sampling. One woman caretaker per household was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square testing were used to analyze the data. It was found that the respondents had a moderate level of knowledge about dengue fever (mean=5.94, SD=2.24). The main sources of information about dengue was family, friends and neighbors. Significant associations were found between respondents' duration of stay in Mae Sot District and knowledge (p=0.04); knowledge and attitude (p=0.002); and attitude and preventive practices on dengue fever (p
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes about, and practices to... more A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes about, and practices to prevent, dengue fever among Myanmar migrant woman caretakers in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand during January 2004. In total, 307 households out of 1,014 Myanmar migrant households in Mae Sot District were selected using systematic random sampling. One woman caretaker per household was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square testing were used to analyze the data. It was found that the respondents had a moderate level of knowledge about dengue fever (mean=5.94, SD=2.24). The main sources of information about dengue was family, friends and neighbors. Significant associations were found between respondents' duration of stay in Mae Sot District and knowledge (p=0.04); knowledge and attitude (p=0.002); and attitude and preventive practices on dengue fever (p
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