SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore, Singapore.
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore.
Front Public Health. 2024 Mar 8;12:1361717. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1361717. eCollection 2024.
Over the past few decades, the incidence of dengue fever has considerably increased. Effective vector control strategies and specific protection using dengue vaccine are thought to be the key elements to combat dengue. The dengue incidence among the Singapore youths (15-24 years) was second only to that of adults (25-44 years). This study evaluated the knowledge and attitude of Singapore youths on dengue and its preventive measures.
A cross-sectional study using online-based questionnaire survey was conducted among Singapore youths from September to November 2022. Data were analyzed for descriptive statistics whereas Chi-squared test, linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation were used to determine the association between demographic factors and youth's attitude on dengue prevention using Rstudio.
A total of 624 respondents completed the survey out of 1822 surveys distributed nation-wide, with a response rate of 34.2% (mean age 17.4 years 1.84; 59.3% female; 89.9% Chinese). The mean dengue knowledge scores of participants were 14.1 2.8. Univariate analysis showed that teenagers (15-19 years) had significantly higher knowledge score than the young adults (20-24 years) (=0.82,95%CI = 0.13-1.51, = 0.021). Majority of them were aware of the Mozzie Wipeout campaign (90.2%) followed by the release of Wolbachia mosquitos (69.1%). Two-thirds of the youths who were aware of Wolbachia and Gravitrap considered that it was effective in reducing dengue infection rates. Participants suggested information about the current dengue infection rate (71.9%) as the most effective of the five proposed strategies to improve uptake of dengue preventive measures. In comparison to young adults, teenagers were more likely to uptake dengue preventive measures if widespread mosquito control practices were implemented (69.1% vs. 42.3%).
The overall knowledge of the youths on dengue and its prevention was satisfactory. Future health promotion campaigns targeting the youths should focus on transforming the knowledge into practice.
在过去几十年中，登革热的发病率显著增加。有效的病媒控制策略和使用登革热疫苗的特定保护被认为是对抗登革热的关键要素。新加坡年轻人（15-24 岁）的登革热发病率仅次于成年人（25-44 岁）。本研究评估了新加坡年轻人对登革热及其预防措施的知识和态度。
2022 年 9 月至 11 月，采用在线问卷调查对新加坡年轻人进行了横断面研究。使用 Rstudio 对数据进行描述性统计分析，采用卡方检验、线性回归分析和皮尔逊相关分析来确定人口统计学因素与年轻人对登革热预防态度之间的关联。
在全国范围内分发了 1822 份调查，共有 624 名受访者完成了调查，应答率为 34.2%（平均年龄 17.4 岁 1.84；59.3%为女性；89.9%为华人）。参与者的平均登革热知识得分为 14.1 2.8。单因素分析表明，青少年（15-19 岁）的知识得分显著高于青年（20-24 岁）（=0.82，95%CI=0.13-1.51，=0.021）。他们大多数人都知道“灭蚊行动”（90.2%），其次是释放沃尔巴克氏体蚊子（69.1%）。三分之二知道沃尔巴克氏体和 Gravitrap 的年轻人认为这两种方法可以有效降低登革热感染率。参与者认为提高登革热预防措施的可接受性的五种策略中，最有效的是提供当前登革热感染率的信息（71.9%）。与青年相比，如果广泛实施蚊虫控制措施，青少年更有可能采取登革热预防措施（69.1% vs. 42.3%）。
年轻人对登革热及其预防的总体知识令人满意。针对年轻人的未来健康促进活动应重点将知识转化为实践。
