Development and validation of a structured survey questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, preventive practice, and treatment-seeking behaviour regarding dengue among the resident population of Sabah, Malaysia: an exploratory factor analysis

• Main Authors: Rhanye Mac Guad, Ernest Mangantig, Wah Yun Low, Andrew W. Taylor‑Robinson, Meram Azzani, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Maw Shin Sim, Nornazirah Azizan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31379/1/Development%20and%20validation%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31379/2/Development%20and%20validation%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31379/; https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12879-021-06606-6.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06606-6
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Background: Several studies have reported a significant association of knowledge, attitude and preventive practice (KAP) regarding dengue infection among community’s resident in endemic areas. In this study we aimed to assess and develop a reliable and valid KAP survey on the subject of dengue that...