AUTHOR=Rahman Md. Mostafizur , Islam Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul , Khan Saadmaan Jubayer , Tanni Kamrun Nahar , Roy Tuly , Islam Md. Rakibul , Rumi Md. Alim Al Raji , Sakib Mohammed Sadman , Abdul Quader Masrur , Bhuiyan Nafee-Ul-Islam , Chisty Musabber Ali , Rahman Farzana , Alam Edris 

TITLE=Dengue Fever Responses in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Survey

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604809

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604809

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Abstract
Objectives: This study intends to evaluate the Dhaka city residents' individual views towards DF.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pre-tested KAP survey used google forms for collecting data from individuals. Kruskal-Wallis or Mann-Whitney U test was carried out, where appropriate, while logistic regression models were performed to determine the predictors of KAP level. 
Results: 1008 individuals participated in a pre-tested KAP survey. More than 20% reported being affected by DF before the survey, where the majority of them rated their current place as being moderately safe (43%). In terms of DF control, 65% of residents had good knowledge, and 68% reported good practice for ,whereas they demonstrated an overall good attitude. Female residents demonstrated better DF attitudes (OR: 0.69; P<0.05) and practices (OR: 0.66; P<0.01) compared to the male. The mixed unit residents had poor KAP levels. Educational attainment can also play an essential role in enhancing the attitude level
Conclusions: Overall, dengue surveillance activities with enough campaigns are required to bring a behavioral change among the Dhaka city residents.