Annan Esther, Angulo-Molina Aracely, Yaacob Wan Fairos Wan, Kline Nolan, Lopez-Lemus Uriel A, Haque Ubydul
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences/DIFUS, University of Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, Mexico.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Mar 28;12(4):94. doi: 10.3390/bs12040094.
Knowledge of dengue fever and perceived self-efficacy toward dengue prevention does not necessarily translate to the uptake of mosquito control measures. Understanding how these factors (knowledge and self-efficacy) influence mosquito control measures in Mexico is limited. Our study sought to bridge this knowledge gap by assessing individual-level variables that affect the use of mosquito control measures. A cross-sectional survey with 623 participants was administered online in Mexico from April to July 2021. Multiple linear regression and multiple logistic regression models were used to explore factors that predicted mosquito control scale and odds of taking measures to control mosquitoes in the previous year, respectively. Self-efficacy (β = 0.323, p-value = < 0.0001) and knowledge about dengue reduction scale (β = 0.316, p-value =< 0.0001) were the most important predictors of mosquito control scale. The linear regression model explained 24.9% of the mosquito control scale variance. Increasing age (OR = 1.064, p-value =< 0.0001) and self-efficacy (OR = 1.020, p-value = 0.0024) were both associated with an increase in the odds of taking measures against mosquitoes in the previous year. There is a potential to increase mosquito control awareness and practices through the increase in knowledge about mosquito reduction and self-efficacy in Mexico.
对登革热的了解以及对登革热预防的自我效能感并不一定会转化为采取蚊虫控制措施。目前对于这些因素（知识和自我效能感）如何影响墨西哥的蚊虫控制措施的了解有限。我们的研究旨在通过评估影响蚊虫控制措施使用的个体层面变量来填补这一知识空白。2021年4月至7月在墨西哥对623名参与者进行了在线横断面调查。分别使用多元线性回归和多元逻辑回归模型来探究预测蚊虫控制规模以及上一年采取蚊虫控制措施几率的因素。自我效能感（β = 0.323，p值 = < 0.0001）和关于登革热减少规模的知识（β = 0.316，p值 = < 0.0001）是蚊虫控制规模的最重要预测因素。线性回归模型解释了蚊虫控制规模方差的24.9%。年龄增长（比值比 = 1.064，p值 = < 0.0001）和自我效能感（比值比 = 1.020，p值 = 0.0024）均与上一年采取蚊虫控制措施的几率增加相关。在墨西哥，通过增加关于减少蚊虫的知识和自我效能感，有提高蚊虫控制意识和实践的潜力。
