Development of Assessment Tool to Measure Children’s Knowledge on Dengue Prevention Activities in Malaysia

Dengue is one of the public health concerns in developing and developed countries. Since the main control measure for dengue is health prevention and control activities, especially among children, it is essential to assess children’s knowledge on dengue prevention activities in preventing the diseas...

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Main Authors: H. Siti Nur Farhana, J. Noorlaile, K. Manimaran, S. Kamarul Zaman, A. Normawati, Albeny Joslyn Panting
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2533900
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author H. Siti Nur Farhana
J. Noorlaile
K. Manimaran
S. Kamarul Zaman
A. Normawati
Albeny Joslyn Panting
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description Dengue is one of the public health concerns in developing and developed countries. Since the main control measure for dengue is health prevention and control activities, especially among children, it is essential to assess children’s knowledge on dengue prevention activities in preventing the disease. This study aimed to develop an assessment tool (CAB-IHBR-Dengue-C-01) attempting to measure children’s knowledge of dengue prevention activities in Malaysia. Twelve (12) pictorials with descriptions were developed to capture children’s understanding of the correct method of dengue prevention activities. Cronbach’ alpha test was used to assess the internal consistency of the items, and the test and retest reliability method was used to measure the consistency of the questionnaire. For test-retest reliability analysis, tests were conducted twice, with an interval of two (2) weeks from the first test. In total, 58 respondents comprising of Malay, Chinese, and Indian aged between 7 and 12 years old were included in this study. The results showed the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) score was 0.640; with moderate reliability; meanwhile, Cronbach’s alpha score was 0.606. In conclusion, CAB-IHBR-Dengue-C-01 (Cognitive Affective Behaviour-Institute for Health Behavioural Research-Dengue-Children-Version 01) is reliable to be used.
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spelling doaj-art-6840db846ed74ff69ce3ee50aa85e04d2025-02-03T05:57:09ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2533900Development of Assessment Tool to Measure Children’s Knowledge on Dengue Prevention Activities in MalaysiaH. Siti Nur Farhana0J. Noorlaile1K. Manimaran2S. Kamarul Zaman3A. Normawati4Albeny Joslyn Panting5Institute for Health Behavioural ResearchInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchInstitute for Health Behavioural ResearchDengue is one of the public health concerns in developing and developed countries. Since the main control measure for dengue is health prevention and control activities, especially among children, it is essential to assess children’s knowledge on dengue prevention activities in preventing the disease. This study aimed to develop an assessment tool (CAB-IHBR-Dengue-C-01) attempting to measure children’s knowledge of dengue prevention activities in Malaysia. Twelve (12) pictorials with descriptions were developed to capture children’s understanding of the correct method of dengue prevention activities. Cronbach’ alpha test was used to assess the internal consistency of the items, and the test and retest reliability method was used to measure the consistency of the questionnaire. For test-retest reliability analysis, tests were conducted twice, with an interval of two (2) weeks from the first test. In total, 58 respondents comprising of Malay, Chinese, and Indian aged between 7 and 12 years old were included in this study. The results showed the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) score was 0.640; with moderate reliability; meanwhile, Cronbach’s alpha score was 0.606. In conclusion, CAB-IHBR-Dengue-C-01 (Cognitive Affective Behaviour-Institute for Health Behavioural Research-Dengue-Children-Version 01) is reliable to be used.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2533900
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Journal of Tropical Medicine
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