Awareness of dengue and practice of dengue control among the semi-urban community: A cross sectional survey

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1044-1049

  Naing, Cho ^a   Ren, Wong Yih ^a   Man, Chan Yuk ^a   Fern, Koh Pei ^a   Qiqi, Chua ^a   Ning, Choo Ning ^a   Ee, Clarice Wong Syun ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Knowledge on dengue; Practise of dengue control

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

ADULT; AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AEDES; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80755140456     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9407-1     Document Type: Article

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