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Knowledge, Awareness and Practices Regarding Dengue Fever among the Adult Population of Dengue Hit Cosmopolitan

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  • Ahmed Itrat
  • Abdullah Khan
  • Sunniya Javaid
  • Mahwash Kamal
  • Hassan Khan
  • Sannia Javed
  • Saira Kalia
  • Adil Haleem Khan
  • Muhammad Imran Sethi
  • Imtiaz Jehan

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Background: The World health Organization (WHO) declares dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever to be endemic in South Asia. Despite the magnitude of problem, no documented evidence exists in Pakistan which reveals the awareness and practices of the country's adult population regarding dengue fever, its spread, symptoms, treatment and prevention. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever in people visiting tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted among people visiting tertiary care hospitals in Karachi. Through convenience sampling, a pre-tested and structured questionnaire was administered through a face-to-face unprompted interview with 447 visitors. Knowledge was recorded on a scale of 1–3. Results: About 89.9% of individuals interviewed had heard of dengue fever. Sufficient knowledge about dengue was found to be in 38.5% of the sample, with 66% of these in Aga Khan University Hospital and 33% in Civil Hospital Karachi. Literate individuals were relatively more well-informed about dengue fever as compared to the illiterate people (p

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  • Ahmed Itrat & Abdullah Khan & Sunniya Javaid & Mahwash Kamal & Hassan Khan & Sannia Javed & Saira Kalia & Adil Haleem Khan & Muhammad Imran Sethi & Imtiaz Jehan, 2008. "Knowledge, Awareness and Practices Regarding Dengue Fever among the Adult Population of Dengue Hit Cosmopolitan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(7), pages 1-6, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0002620
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002620
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