PMID- 35410080
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220413
LR  - 20220506
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 7
DP  - 2022 Apr 6
TI  - Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Dengue in La Reunion 
      Island, France.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19074390 [doi]
LID - 4390
AB  - Since 2017, La Reunion island has been facing a major epidemic of dengue. Despite 
      actions carried out by the anti-vector control department, public authorities 
      have failed to contain this epidemic. As individual involvement is key to success 
      in vector control, we carried out a mixed-methods study on population knowledge, 
      attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) regarding dengue infection risk in La 
      Reunion. The study combined quantitative data collected through a questionnaire 
      administered to a representative sample of 622 people to assess the use of 
      protective measures and the perception of severity and risk of dengue, and a 
      sample of 336 people to assess the level of knowledge and concern about dengue, 
      as well as qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews among 11 
      individuals who had previously completed the questionnaire. The study results 
      show that 63% of the surveyed population had a good level of knowledge associated 
      with age, education, and socio-professional category variables-78% considered 
      dengue to be a serious threat, and concern was estimated at 6/10, while 71% were 
      likely to use protective measures. The interviews revealed contradictory 
      behaviors in the implementation of recommended actions, in conflict with personal 
      beliefs regarding respect of human body and nature. The study also revealed a 
      loss of confidence in public authorities.
FAU - Lamaurt, Florence
AU  - Lamaurt F
AD  - Institut de Sante Publique, d'Epidemiologie et de Developpement (ISPED), 
      Universite de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, 1202 
      Geneva, Switzerland.
FAU - De Santis, Olga
AU  - De Santis O
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5141-0582
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, 1202 
      Geneva, Switzerland.
AD  - Service de Sante Publique et Soutien a la Recherche, Inserm CIC1410, CHU La 
      Reunion, 97410 Saint-Pierre, France.
FAU - Ramis, Julie
AU  - Ramis J
AD  - Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical, Universite de La Reunion, 
      97490 Sainte-Clotilde, France.
FAU - Schultz, Cedric
AU  - Schultz C
AD  - Delegation a la Recherche Clinique et a l'Innovation, CHU La Reunion, 97410 
      Saint-Pierre, France.
FAU - Rivadeneyra, Ana
AU  - Rivadeneyra A
AD  - Bordeaux Population Health Inserm U1219, Universite de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, 
      France.
FAU - Waelli, Mathias
AU  - Waelli M
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, 1202 
      Geneva, Switzerland.
FAU - Flahault, Antoine
AU  - Flahault A
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, 1202 
      Geneva, Switzerland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20220406
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - *Dengue/epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - *Epidemics
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Reunion/epidemiology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC8998193
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - KABP
OT  - La Reunion
OT  - dengue
OT  - mixed-methods study
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/04/13 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/14 06:00
PMCR- 2022/04/06
CRDT- 2022/04/12 01:16
PHST- 2022/02/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/04/01 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/04/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/04/12 01:16 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/04/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/04/06 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19074390 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-04390 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19074390 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 6;19(7):4390. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19074390.