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Table 4 Attitudes toward DF in Shabwah, Yemen (n = 370)

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community toward dengue fever in Shabwah Governorate, Yemen: a descriptive study

Attitude items

Strongly agree

No. (%)

Agree

No. (%)

Not sure

No. (%)

Disagree

No. (%)

Dengue fever is a serious disease

276 (74.6)

64 (17.3)

21 (5.7)

9 (2.4)

Dengue is a transmissible disease

124 (33.5)

115 (31.1)

50 (13.5)

81 (21.9)

I am at risk of dengue fever

165 (44.6)

107 (28.9)

68 (18.4)

30 (8.1)

Dengue fever can be prevented

44.6 (53.5)

28.9 (32.2)

18.4 (11.1)

8.1 (3.2)

Do you think that stagnant water around the houses in discarded tires, broken pots, and bottles is breeding places of Aedes mosquitoes?

244 (65.9)

111 (30)

13 (3.5)

2 (0.5)

Do you think communities should actively participate in controlling the vectors of DENV?

282 (76.2%)

78 (21.1%)

9 (2.4%)

1 (0.3%)

Total

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Meana

SD

9

24

21

20.21

2.66

  1. aThe range of the attitude score was from 9 to 24. The mean score was 20.2 and was calculated as follows: strongly agree 4, agree 3, neutral 2, and disagree 1; the cutoff point for good or bad attitude was 50%