Journal article
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Cali, Colombia
Health & place, v 63(11), 102339
May 2020
PMID: 32543427
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Abstract
Dengue fever (DENF), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika are responsible for the majority of the burden caused by vector-borne diseases (VBDs); which are produced by viruses primarily transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Aedes have become prolific in urban areas due to a combination of climate change, rapid urbanization, increased human mobility, and globalization, causing the three VBDs to emerge in novel regions. Community knowledge can provide detailed insights about the spatial heterogeneity of disease risk and rates within a particular region, improving public health interventions. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) surveys are used to shed light on at-risk communities’ understanding of the vector, the pathogen, prevention and treatment strategies. Little is known how KAP varies among diseases, and among neighborhoods within a city. Understanding KAP variation among co-circulating VBDs at a fine-level, especially differences between endemic and emerging diseases, can improve targeted interventions, education programs, and health policy. We administered KAP surveys to 327 individuals in healthcare centers and selected neighborhoods in Cali, Colombia in June 2019. We utilized generalized linear models (GLMs) to identify significant predictors of KAP. Our findings suggest that knowledge is related to community characteristics (e.g. strata), while attitudes and practices are more related to individual-level factors. Access to healthcare also forms significant predictor of residents participating in preventative practices. The results can be leveraged to inform public health officials and communities to motivate at-risk neighborhoods to take an active role in vector surveillance and control, while improving educational and surveillance resources in Cali, Colombia.
•Proximity to disease risk may not influence behaviors and perspectives.•Knowledge of disease is associated with community characteristics.•Attitudes and practices are more related to individual-level characteristics.•Access to health care is a significant predictor of individuals' preventing disease.•At-risk individuals and communities should participate in vector control.
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- Title
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Cali, Colombia
- Creators
- M.R. Desjardins - Johns Hopkins UniversityI. Casas - Louisiana Tech UniversityA.M. Victoria - Icesi UniversityD. Carbonell - Universidad Libre de ColombiaD.M. Dávalos - Icesi UniversityE.M. Delmelle - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 63(11), 102339
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000541164200012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083463609
- Other Identifier
- 991021874420004721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health