KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS PEOPLE PARTICIPATION ON DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AGE OF 25-59 IN PHRANAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was a descriptive research using cross-sectional study. The purpose of this research was to study the level of knowledge, level of perception, level of participation and factors related to participation in prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among age of 25-59 year olds in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Data were collected by using questionnaires from 481 0f the sample population, 360 questionnaires were returned. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Analytical statistics Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Point Biserial Correlation, and Kendall's Tua statistic were used.

The results of the study showed that the knowledge of the sample population in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya Province on Dengue fever was low level of 56.94 percent.  The perception level on Dengue fever was at the average level of 94.44 percent. Overall, the sample population was highly involved in the prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever. Factors related to participation in prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among age of 25-59 year olds in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya province, the result was found that sex, age, knowledge level, level of the awareness were related the participation in prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among age of 25-59 year olds in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya province was low in the same direction, And marital status, occupation, receiving information of dengue fever, source of information were related the participation in prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among age of 25-59 year olds in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya province was low levelin the opposite direction.  Educational background was notrelated the participation in prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among age of 25-59 year olds in PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya province.

This study suggested that the participation in dengue activity prevention and control, destruction of mosquito breeding sites and planning to find solutions to dengue fever, a variety of information system in dengue prevention and control should be provided to communicate to every family in the community.