A study of Aedes Aegypti prevalence and their preventive education for populaces in Nampad district, Uttaradit

Abstract

This descriptive report aims to study about practical knowledge in controlling and preventing Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Aedes Aegypti prevalence, including Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever preventive performance and Aedes Aegypti remaining container relationship in Nampad district, Uttaradit. The study was collected 200 household samples by simple random sampling method, which informants were an over 15 years old in-house person who supply and clean water containers, resulting 200 persons. The information was retrieved from questionnaire and evaluation form during the months of May to June, 2012. Thus,

the collected data was analyzed using inferential statistics and measured the variables association using Pearson's correlation coefficient. The result exhibited that the informants accomplish the level of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever controlling and preventing knowledge in percentage as 68.5, 28.0, 3.5 for good, moderate and poor levels respectively. The most poor knowledge level people indicated their less information in following fields such as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever's risk group, Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever infection, Aedes Aegypti destruction without Temephos, mosquito characteristic of Dengue Haemorrhagic

Fever vector and prowling duration of disease vector. In case Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever controlling performance, the informants could prevent Aedes Aegypti growing in drinking water containers correctly as 98.1 percent. However, they gained only 67.7 percent on correctly performance on Aedes Aegypti growing in consumed water container prevention.