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. 2019 Feb 28;14(2):e0212497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212497

Table 3. Attitude towards an early warning system (Section B).

Variable N (%)
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)