Table 1 Scoring of knowledge items
From: Risk factors of dengue fever in an urban area in Vietnam: a case-control study
Questions | Items | Score |
|---|---|---|
a) | List the typical symptoms of dengue fever | |
1. Don’t know | 0 | |
2. Joint and muscle pain | 1 | |
3. Headaches, pain behind the eyes | 1 | |
4. High fever continuously within 2–7 days (higher 39 degrees) | 1 | |
5. Epistaxis | 1 | |
6. Heamorrhagic under skin | 1 | |
7. Stomachache, vomiting | 1 | |
8. Bleeding gum | 1 | |
Min - Max | 0–7 | |
b) | 9. How does dengue virus transmits to people? | |
• Don’t know | 0 | |
• Mosquito bites | 1 | |
Min - Max | 0–1 | |
c) | 10. Which type of mosquito is spreading dengue fever | |
• Don’t know | 0 | |
• Stripe Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)/Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) | 1 | |
• Culex Mosquito | 0 | |
Min - Max | 0–1 | |
d) | 11. The biting behavior of dengue mosquitoes | |
• Don’t know | 0 | |
• Daylight | 0 | |
• Night | 0 | |
• Early in the morning and in the evening before dusk. | 1 | |
Min - Max | 0–1 | |
e) | 12. The breeding season of dengue mosquitoes | |
• Don’t know | 0 | |
• Mainly in the rainy season | 1 | |
• Mainly in the dry season | 0 | |
• Both of seasons | 0 | |
Min - Max | 0–1 | |
f) | List the breeding sites of dengue mosquitoes | |
13. Don’t know | 0 | |
14. Water-filled jars, tanks | 1 | |
15. Water-filled vases | 1 | |
16. Water- filled used tires | 1 | |
17. Garbage containing water | 1 | |
Min - Max | 0–4 | |
g) | 18. Can dengue fever be prevented? | |
• Yes | 1 | |
• No | 0 | |
• Don’t know | 0 | |
Min - Max | 0–1 | |
h) | List the methods to prevent dengue fever | |
19. Don’t know | 0 | |
20. Eliminate mosquito | 1 | |
21. Eliminate the larvae | 1 | |
22. Avoid mosquito bites | 1 | |
Min - Max | 0–3 |