Table 5. Frequency and percentage of the respondents by the attitude towards dengue prevention for each individual item during pre- and post-test in the flooded and unflooded area.
| Flooded area | Unflooded area | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Pre-test | Post-test | % change | P-value | Pre-test | Post-test | % change | P-value |
| Positive statements | ||||||||
| 24. You are at risk of getting dengue fever. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 13 (12.0%) | 5 (5.8%) | -6.2 | 0.345 | 11 (11.6%) | 7 (8.5%) | -3.1 | 0.086 |
| Disagree | 30 (27.8%) | 30 (34.9%) | 7.1 | 21 (22.1%) | 15 (18.3%) | -3.8 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 37 (34.3%) | 23 (26.7%) | -7.6 | 42 (44.2%) | 30 (36.6%) | -7.6 | ||
| Agree | 21 (19.4%) | 21 (24.4%) | 5.0 | 15 (15.8%) | 19 (23.2%) | 7.4 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 7 (6.5%) | 7 (8.1%) | 1.6 | 6 (6.3%) | 11 (13.4%) | 7.1 | ||
| 26.Dengue patient needs immediate treatment and hospitalization. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 3 (2.8%) | 1 (1.2%) | -1.6 | <0.001 | 0 | 1 (1.2%) | 1.2 | <0.001 |
| Disagree | 0 | 1 (1.2%) | 1.2 | 2 (2.1%) | 3 (3.7%) | 1.6 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 3 (2.8) | 2 (2.3%) | -0.5 | 3 (3.2%) | 6 (7.3%) | 4.1 | ||
| Agree | 24 (22.2%) | 26 (30.2%) | 8.0 | 25 (26.3%) | 33 (40.2%) | 13.9 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 78 (72.2%) | 56 (65.1%) | -7.1 | 65 (68.4%) | 39 (47.6%) | -20.8 | ||
| 32. Sleeping in mosquito/bed net will prevent mosquito bites and dengue infections. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 2 (1.9%) | 0 | -1.9 | 0.907 | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | -0.1 | 0.009 |
| Disagree | 9 (8.3%) | 2 (2.3%) | 5.0 | 5 (5.3%) | 5 (6.1%) | 0.8 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 17 (15.7%) | 12 (14.0%) | -1.7 | 12 (12.6%) | 15 (18.3%) | 5.7 | ||
| Agree | 52 (48.1%) | 48 (55.8%) | 7.7 | 50 (52.6%) | 42 (51.2%) | -1.4 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 28 (25.9%) | 24 (27.9%) | 2.0 | 27 (28.4%) | 19 (23.2%) | -5.2 | ||
| 33. You will allow health inspectors to conduct inspections for larval breeding sources inside/outside the house. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 0 | 1 (1.2%) | 1.2 | 0.008 | 0 | 3 (3.7%) | -3.7 | 0.459 |
| Disagree | 1(0.9%) | 0 | -0.9 | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0.1 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 13 (12.0%) | 7 (8.1%) | -3.9 | 12 (12.6%) | 10 (12.2%) | -0.4 | ||
| Agree | 40 (37.0%) | 41 (47.7%) | 10.7 | 42 (44.2%) | 32 (39.0%) | -5.2 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 54 (50.0%) | 37 (43.0%) | -7.0 | 40 (42.1%) | 36 (43.9%) | 1.8 | ||
| 34. You play a vital role to curb dengue fever in your surroundings. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 2 (1.9%) | 1 (1.2%) | -0.7 | 0.072 | 2 (2.1%) | 3 (3.7%) | 1.6 | 0.076 |
| Disagree | 5 (4.6%) | 0 | -4.6 | 4 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | -4.2 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 9 (8.3%) | 7 (8.1%) | -0.2 | 11 (11.6%) | 12 (14.6%) | 3.0 | ||
| Agree | 46 (42.6%) | 36 (41.9%) | -0.7 | 37 (38.8%) | 39 (47.6%) | 8.8 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 46 (42.6%) | 42 (48.8%) | 6.2 | 41 (43.2%) | 28 (34.1%) | -9.1 | ||
| Negative statements | ||||||||
| 25. Dengue fever can be cured. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 17 (15.7%) | 6 (7.0%) | -8.7 | 0.290 | 16 (16.8%) | 7 (8.5%) | -8.3 | 0.867 |
| Disagree | 52 (48.1%) | 27 (31.4%) | -16.7 | 40 (50.5%) | 33 (40.2%) | -10.3 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 17 (15.7%) | 15 (17.4%) | 1.7 | 28 (29.5%) | 26 (31.7%) | 2.2 | ||
| Agree | 17 (15.7%) | 25 (29.1%) | 13.4 | 3 (3.2%) | 11 (13.4%) | 10.2 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 5 (4.6%) | 13 (15.1%) | 10.5 | 0 | 5 (6.1%) | 6.1 | ||
| 27. It is possible to recover from dengue fever by eating paracetamol. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 4 (3.7%) | 3 (3.5%) | -0.2 | 0.187 | 5 (5.3%) | 4 (4.9%) | -0.4 | 0.212 |
| Disagree | 14 (13.0%) | 30 (34.9%) | 21.9 | 12 (12.6%) | 20 (24.4%) | 11.8 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 56 (51.9%) | 34 (39.5%) | -12.4 | 43 (45.3%) | 28 (34.1%) | -11.2 | ||
| Agree | 26 (24.1%) | 16 (18.6%) | -5.5 | 27 (28.4%) | 22 (26.8%) | -1.6 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 8 (7.4%) | 3 (3.5%) | -3.9 | 8 (8.4%) | 8 (9.8%) | 1.4 | ||
| 28. Eradication of mosquito breeding ground is the responsibility of public health authorities and volunteers. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 31 (28.7%) | 14 (16.3%) | -12.4 | 0.579 | 29 (30.5%) | 10 (12.2%) | -18.3 | 0.089 |
| Disagree | 24 (22.2%) | 21 (24.4%) | 2.2 | 15 (15.8%) | 18 (22.0%) | 6.2 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 14 (13.0%) | 12 (14.4%) | 1.4 | 14 (14.7%) | 21 (25.6%) | 10.9 | ||
| Agree | 23 (21.3%) | 25 (29.1%) | 7.8 | 21 (22.1%) | 24 (29.3%) | 7.2 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 16 (14.8%) | 14 (16.3%) | 1.5 | 16 (16.8%) | 9 (11.0%) | -5.8 | ||
| 29. Elimination of larval breeding ground should be conducted every 1–2 times/year. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 10 (9.3%) | 4 (4.7%) | -4.6 | 0.044 | 10 (10.5%) | 6 (7.3%) | -3.2 | 0.355 |
| Disagree | 8 (7.4%) | 14 (16.3%) | 8.9 | 15 (15.8%) | 19 (23.2%) | 7.4 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 8 (7.4%) | 14 (16.3%) | 8.9 | 13 (13.7%) | 12 (14.6%) | 0.9 | ||
| Agree | 42 (38.9%) | 34 (39.5%) | 0.6 | 36 (37.9%) | 26 (31.7%) | -6.2 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 40 (37.0%) | 20 (23.3%) | -13.7 | 21 (22.1%) | 19 (23.2%) | 1.1 | ||
| 30. Only fogging is enough to control the mosquito population. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 2 (1.9%) | 5 (5.8%) | 3.9 | 0.654 | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (2.4%) | -0.8 | 0.300 |
| Disagree | 18 (16.7%) | 15 (17.4%) | 0.7 | 24 (25.3%) | 10 (12.2%) | -13.1 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 29 (26.9%) | 28 (32.6%) | 5.7 | 25 (26.3%) | 29 (35.4%) | 9.1 | ||
| Agree | 52 (48.1%) | 30 (34.9%) | -13.2 | 28 (29.5%) | 30 (36.6%) | 7.1 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 7 (6.5%) | 8 (9.3%) | 2.8 | 15 (15.8%) | 11 (13.4%) | -2.4 | ||
| 31. A healthy person will not get dengue infection. | ||||||||
| Strongly Disagree | 4 (3.7%) | 3 (3.5%) | -0.2 | 0.137 | 0 | 3 (3.7%) | 3.7 | 0.635 |
| Disagree | 5 (4.6%) | 7 (8.1%) | 3.5 | 6 (6.3%) | 7 (8.5%) | 2.2 | ||
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 18 (16.7%) | 13 (15.1%) | -1.6 | 15 (15.8%) | 14 (17.1%) | 1.3 | ||
| Agree | 45 (41.7%) | 38 (44.2%) | 2.5 | 48 (50.5%) | 40 (48.8%) | -1.7 | ||
| Strongly Agree | 36 (33.3%) | 25 (29.1%) | -4.2 | 26 (27.4%) | 18 (22.0%) | -5.4 | ||
Comparison using Independent t-test, significant values are in bold, P<0.05