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Implementation of Dengue Control Measures in City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines

Francis Jemuel M. Rufo | MAURO ALLAN P. AMPARADO

 

Abstract:

This study determined the implementation of control measures of dengue among community residents in City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines. It ascertained the profile of the respondents in terms of age, educational attainment, family monthly income and number of children below 12 years old; the implementation of control measures of dengue in terms of search & destroy, self-protection, seeking early consultation, saying “no” to indiscriminate fogging and other measures; and the significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and search & destroy, and self-protection control measures. This study utilized the descriptive-correlational design. There were 400 respondents involved in the study who were mothers, 18 years old and above, and from the 11 urban villages of City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines. A researcher-made questionnaire translated in Cebuano was used in gathering data, which were analyzed using weighted mean, Pearson r and chi-square test of independence. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents were 36 to 41 years old, high school graduate, with a family monthly income of less than 5,000 Philippine pesos and have 1 to 2 children below 12 years old. The study showed that there was a moderate implementation of search & destroy, and self-protection control measures. It also revealed that most of the respondents associated Dengue with high fever as the manifestation, brought their child to the nearest health facility when the fever was manifested and considered the district hospital for immediate consultation. Most of the respondents agreed to indiscriminate fogging and implemented other measures, such as cleaning water-storage vessels by scrubbing them and cleaning roof gutters once a week. Most of the respondents do not have screened doors and windows in their houses. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the respondents’ highest educational attainment and the search & destroy control measures. However, there was no significant relationship between the respondents’ profile (age, family monthly income and number of children below 12 years old) and the search & destroy control measures. There was also no significant relationship between the respondents’ profile (age, family monthly income, highest educational attainment and number of children below 12 years old) and the self-protection control measures. This study concluded that highest educational attainment influenced the implementation of control measures of dengue particularly search & destroy.