19. I want to help to reduce number of dengue cases in my area (n = 844) |
Yes |
772 (91.5) |
No |
12 (1.4) |
Not sure |
60 (7.1) |
20. An early warning is important for the prevention of dengue outbreak (n = 843) |
Yes |
796 (94.4) |
No |
19 (2.3) |
Not sure |
28 (3.3) |
21. It is possible to predict dengue outbreak using climate (n = 843) |
Yes |
461 (54.7) |
No |
80 (9.5) |
Not sure |
302 (35.8) |
22. A warning of dengue in advance helps us to avoid potential dengue infections (n = 844) |
Yes |
764 (90.5) |
No |
23 (2.7) |
Not sure |
57 (6.8) |
23. I will only believe a dengue early warning if it is based on risk factors other than climate (n = 840) |
Yes |
426 (50.7) |
No |
414 (49.3) |
24. I will believe an early warning only if the information is provided by the government agency (n = 843) |
Yes |
494 (58.6) |
No |
349 (41.4) |
25. The government agency should include information of early warning of dengue outbreak as and when they update dengue situations for the public (n = 838) |
Yes |
776 (92.6) |
No |
16 (1.9) |
Not sure |
46 (5.5) |
26. We do not need an early warning since weekly dengue situations for my area is available online or social media (n = 839) |
Yes |
112 (13.3) |
No |
556 (66.3) |
Not sure |
171 (20.4) |
27. It is a waste of time and efforts on dengue control if the predicted risk of dengue outbreak does not come true (n = 839) |
Yes |
129 (15.4) |
No |
571 (68.1) |
Not sure |
139 (16.6) |
28. It is pointless for me to take action even with early dengue warning since my neighbours will not (n = 836) |
Yes |
232 (27.8) |
No |
604 (72.2) |
29. The community in my area needs public education about dengue early warning (n = 835) |
Yes |
723 (86.6) |
No |
41 (4.9) |
Not sure |
71 (8.5) |
30. I want to know more about how climate can be used to predict a dengue outbreak (n = 834) |
Yes |
773 (92.7) |
No |
61 (7.3) |
31. I would like to receive a periodical update on information of dengue early warning (n = 833) |
Yes |
764 (91.7) |
No |
69 (8.3) |
32. In what way, would you like to receive an early warning for dengue? (n = 836) |
32.1) Mobile app |
Yes |
354 (42.3) |
32.2) SMS |
Yes |
301 (36.0) |
32.3) Radio |
Yes |
407 (48.7) |
32.4) Television |
Yes |
555 (66.4) |
32.5) Facebook |
Yes |
414 (49.5) |
32.6) Twitter |
Yes |
239 (28.6) |
32.7) Instagram |
Yes |
261 (31.2) |
32.8) Other media |
Yes |
71 (8.5) |
Email |
8 (19.0) |
Newspaper |
18 (42.9) |
Official announcements/news/campaigns/pamphlets |
9 (21.4) |
Social messaging apps (e.g. We Chat, WhatsApp) |
7 (16.7) |