Community participation on dengue control in Vientiane, Laos, a need to revise the strategies

ABSTRACT

A KAP survey on dengue fever control among the residents of Vientiane was carried out in 1995. 821 people were interviewed through a structure from with 8 questionnaires related to the knowledge on dengue fever control. The results showed that 18% of the people still never heard about dengue, 40% do not know any symptoms of DF/DHF, 30% of them do not know how to do when their children got dengue disease. 11% of them still rely on health workers for dengue fever prevention. 30% of them do not know who should be responsible for dengue fever control. 45% of them do not know what to do in terms of dengue fever prevention. This situation, finally lead to the occurrence of dengue fever outbreak in Vientiane from 1995 to 1997