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Table 2 Scoring of attitude items

From: Risk factors of dengue fever in an urban area in Vietnam: a case-control study

Questions

Items

Score

a) a) a) a)

1. Dengue fever is a dangerous disease

 

• Agree

1

• Do not agree

0

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1

b)

2. Mosquitoes play an important role in transmitting human diseases.

 

• Agree

1

• Do not agree

0

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1

c)

3. The best measure to prevent dengue fever is to eliminate the breeding sites of mosquitoes.

 

• Agree

1

• Do not agree

0

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1

d)

4. Children should be protected from mosquito bites.

 

• Agree

1

• Do not agree

0

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1

e)

5. Household can spray anti-mosquito products/fogging by themselves without health staffs/ community.

 

• Agree

0

• Do not agree

1

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1

f)

6. The responsibility of people’s health protection belongs to authority and health sector, not mine.

 

• Agree

0

• Do not agree

1

• Don’t know

0

Min - Max

0–1