Karupudayyan Dp, Iyaloo Dp, Cheeneebash J, Neergheen V, Biranjia-Hurdoyal Sd
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius.
Dr A G Jeetoo Hospital Pathology Laboratory, Ministry of Health & Wellness, Port Louis, Mauritius.
Pathog Glob Health. 2025 May-Jun;119(3-4):111-121. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2025.2493995. Epub 2025 Apr 16.
After an absence of more than four decades, dengue reemerged in Mauritius in 2009, with seven outbreaks being recorded to date.
This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of the Mauritian population on dengue.
A questionnaire was designed, and a survey was carried out among 405 participants. The KAP scores of respondents were calculated and categorized as excellent, adequate or poor.
The correlation between knowledge and practice was very weak (τ = 0.088; = 0.022) while that between attitude and practice was moderate (τ = 0.198; = 0.001). It was noted that 47.2 % respondents had excellent scores on general knowledge on dengue, 96.5% obtained excellent scores on the knowledge of preventive practices and 17.5% had excellent scores on implementation of the preventive measures. Poor knowledge was noted on the cure for dengue (4.2%), re-infections could lead to health complications (22.5 %), and dengue vector biting in the early mornings and evenings (36.8 %). Furthermore, only 20.0% used mosquito repellent creams, 21.0% used mosquito nets on windows, 33.8% wore protective clothes and 36.8% checked their yards for water accumulation weekly. Elderly, those with lower education background, of lower socio-economic class and residing in rural areas obtained significantly lower KAP scores within their respective sub-group. Females were more likely to wear mosquito repellent cream ( = 0.028) and long-sleeved clothes ( = 0.015).
This study revealed high knowledge of dengue preventive practices but poor prevention practices among respondents. This calls for additional sensitization programs in specific identified groups.
在消失四十多年后，登革热于2009年在毛里求斯再度出现，迄今已记录到七次疫情爆发。
本研究评估了毛里求斯民众对登革热的知识、态度和实践（KAP）情况。
设计了一份问卷，并对405名参与者进行了调查。计算了受访者的KAP得分，并将其分为优秀、 adequate或差。
知识与实践之间的相关性非常弱（τ = 0.088； = 0.022），而态度与实践之间的相关性为中等（τ = 0.198； = 0.001）。值得注意的是，47.2%的受访者在登革热常识方面得分优秀，96.5%在预防措施知识方面得分优秀，17.5%在预防措施实施方面得分优秀。在登革热治疗方面知识较差（4.2%），再次感染可能导致健康并发症（22.5%），以及登革热媒介在清晨和傍晚叮咬（36.8%）。此外，只有20.0%的人使用驱蚊霜，21.0%的人在窗户上使用蚊帐，33.8%的人穿防护服，36.8%的人每周检查自家院子是否积水。老年人、教育背景较低、社会经济阶层较低以及居住在农村地区的人在各自亚组中的KAP得分显著较低。女性更有可能使用驱蚊霜（ = 0.028）和穿长袖衣服（ = 0.015）。
本研究显示受访者对登革热预防措施的知识水平较高，但预防实践较差。这就需要针对特定确定群体开展更多的宣传项目。
