scholarly journals Video as an effective knowledge transfer tool to increase awareness among health workers and better manage dengue fever cases

Author(s):  
Christian Dagenais ◽  
Catherine Hébert ◽  
Valéry Ridde
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
Lalu Husnul Hidayat ◽  
Siti Rahmatul Aini ◽  
Dedianto Hidajat ◽  
Iman Surya Pratama

[Bahasa]: Angka prevalensi skabies di pondok pesantren di Indonesia adalah sebesar 3,9-6% termasuk di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Alih pengetahuan oleh tenaga kesehatan terdidik pada santri diperlukan untuk mencapai pesantren bebas skabies. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) ini bertujuan untuk menentukan peningkatan pengetahuan, status perilaku kebersihan santri dan kesehatan kulit santri melalui penyuluhan dan pemeriksaan skabies pada santri Madrasah Aliyah Nurul Islam Sekarbela, Kota Mataram. Peningkatan pengetahuan ditentukan melalui pemberian kuesioner pretest dan posttest setelah penyuluhan. Status perilaku kebersihan santri ditentukan melalui wawancara semi terstruktur. Status dermatologis ditentukan melalui penemuan lesi skabies dengan pemeriksaan fisik dan teknik dermoskopi. Penyuluhan yang telah dilakukan meningkatkan pengetahuan santri terkait skabies sebesar 25-90%. Status perilaku kebersihan santri terkait skabies pada aspek kebersihan diri terkait penularan masih rendah dengan persentase lebih dari 50%. Berdasarkan pemeriksaan fisik, sebesar 21% santri terinfeksi skabies (n = 52 orang) dengan status dermatologikus berupa papula, erilematosa, skuama, dan erosi. Kata Kunci: alih pengetahuan, skabies, santri, madarasah [English]: The prevalence of scabies in Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is 3,9-6%, including the province of West Nusa Tenggara. A knowledge transfer by educated health workers to madrasa students (santri) is needed to protect boarding schools from scabies. This community service program aimed to elevate the students’ knowledge of scabies, develop their hygiene behavior, and help them understand skin protection. It was done through counseling and physical examinations on students of MA Nurul Islam Sekarbela. The increase of knowledge was examined through the provision of pre and post counseling questionnaires. The personal hygiene status was determined through semi-structured interviews. Meanwhile, dermatological status was assessed through the scabies lesions by the physical examination and dermoscopy techniques. The counseling increased students’ knowledge of scabies at 72%-95%. The aspect of personal hygiene relating to transmissions is still low (> 50%). Based on the physical examinations, 21% of the students were infected with scabies (n = 52) in the form of papules, erythematous, squama, and erosion. Keywords: knowledge transfer, scabies, santri, madrasa


Author(s):  
Ta-Chien Chan ◽  
Bo-Cheng Lin ◽  
Chiao-Ling Kuo ◽  
Li-hsiang Chiang

Objective: In this paper we designed one cross-platform surveillance system to assist dengue fever surveillance, outbreak investigation and risk management of dengue fever.Introduction:In the 2015 dengue outbreak in Taiwan, 43,784 people were infected and 228 died, making it the nation’s largest outbreak ever. Facing the increasing threat of dengue, the integration of health information for prevention and control of outbreaks becomes very important. Based on past epidemics, the areas with higher incidence of dengue fever are located in southern Taiwan. Without a smart and integrated surveillance system, the information on case distribution, high risk areas, mosquito surveillance, flooding areas and so on is fragmented. The first-line public health workers need to check all this information through different systems manually. When outbreaks occurred, paper-based outbreak investigation forms had to be prepared and filled in by public health workers. Then, they needed to enter part of this information into Taiwan CDC’s system. Duplicated work occurred and cost lots of labor time during the epidemic period. Therefore, we choose one rural county, Pingtung County, with scarce financial resources, to set up a new dengue surveillance system.Methods: We designed a web-based cross-platform system based on an open geographical information system (GIS) framework including Openlayers, Javascript, PHP, MySQL and open data from government open data in Taiwan. There were seven epidemiological intelligence functions within the system including risk management, outbreak investigation, planning controlled areas, intelligent detection of high-risk areas, useful tools for decision making, historical epidemics, and system management. The website was developed by responsive web design which can let public health workers check information and fill in the investigation form by any devices.Results: The system was promptly set up in June 2016. With first-line public health workers’ efforts and the help of the surveillance system, there were no indigenous dengue fever cases after the system was implemented. There were sporadic imported cases from south-east Asia. The dengue surveillance system achieved three major improvements: integration of all decision support information; digitalization and automation of outbreak investigation; and planning the control areas. The results on outbreak investigation and mosquito surveillance can directly transfer to Taiwan CDC’s database by Web Application Programming Interface (API). It can avoid duplicated work for disease surveillance.Conclusions: Through introducing the new dengue surveillance system into local health departments, first-line public health workers can update all epidemic information at the same time. During epidemic periods, it can provide demographic, epidemiological, environmental, and entomological information for decision making. During non-epidemic periods, it can highlight the high risk areas for enhanced surveillance to reduce the risk of outbreaks.


Author(s):  
Fiashriel Lundy ◽  
◽  
Prima Soultoni Akbar ◽  

ABSTRACT Background: In recent years, the incidence and geographic distribution of dengue fever have greatly increased. Dengue fever is an acute viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and is characterized by fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, skin rash, nausea and vomiting. The Mosquito Nest Eradication Program (PSN) through 3M Plus needs to be carried out continuously throughout the year, especially in the rainy season through the movement of housewife who monitor larvae. This study aimed to determine the effect of the dengue fever vector eradication model through the housewife movement of larva monitoring in the efforts of dengue fever prevention in Mojolangu Village, Malang City. Subjects and Method: This was a quasi-experiment using 2 treatment groups and 1 control group conducted at Mojolangu village, Lowokwaru district, Malang. A sample of 90 respondents divided into three groups was selected by purposive sampling. The dependent variable was DHF Prevention Efforts (Larva Monitoring). The independent variables were Dengue Fever Vector Eradication Model. The data were collected by questionnaire and observation. The data was analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis. Results: After being given treatment in group 1 (educated by health workers) and group 2 (trained cadres) the ability increased to be very good by 83% and 53%. In group 3 (control) his ability improved by 37%. Group 1 has the most effective influence in increasing knowledge and skills. Then group 2 with a significance value of <0.001 (p <0.005). Conclusion: Housewife are a resource in Family Empowerment and Intervention models. The eradication of dengue vectors needs regular monitoring and monitoring so that self-awareness and independence from the family can increase so that the degree of health can be achieved optimally. Keywords: Model, eradication, vector, dengue fever, larva Correspondence: Fiashriel Lundy. School of Health Polytechnics, Ministry of Health Malang. Jl. Besar Ijen No 77, Oro-oro Dowo, Klojen sub-distric, Malang, East Java. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: 0811367446 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.16


2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Ahmad Khan Sajjad Khan

Abstract Background During third week of September 2019, lady health workers reported twelve suspected cases of dengue fever from UC Bharakahu, Islamabad (population 70,000) to health department. Outbreak investigation conducted with objectives to determine risk factors and recommend control measures. Methods Investigation conducted from 20th September to 04th November 2019. Case was defined as any resident of UC Bharakahu with fever and two or more of following signs/symptoms; headache, retro-orbital pain, arthralgia, myalgia, petechial rash with NS1 (Nonstructural Protein 1) positive during 12th August to 18th November 2019. Age and sex matched healthy controls recruited from same neighborhood. Blood samples from seven suspected cases sent for laboratory confirmation. Results Total 993 houses surveyed and 113 cases identified. Mean age was 34.2 years (range 13-90 years). Most affected age group was 35-44 years (Attack Rate 0.78%), Overall attack rate was 0.15%. Males were predominantly involved n = 70 (62%). Out of total cases, 34 (70%) had stagnant water inside and around houses (OR 2.0, CI 1.06-3.75, p &lt; 0.005), 40 (35%) used repellent lotions (OR 0.55, CI 0.32-0.95, p &lt; 0.05), 34 (30%) used insecticide spray (OR 0.35, CI 0.20-0.61, p &lt; 0.05), 97 (86%) used full protective clothing (OR 0.22, CI 0.07-0.68, p &lt; 0.05). All seven blood samples tested positive for NS-1 Ag. Conclusion Presence of stagnant rain water inside and around houses acted as breeding grounds for aedes aegypti mosquitoes and was most probable cause of outbreak. Following our recommendations, health department initiated mosquito breeding sites control activities through insecticide residual spray and advocacy on use of protective measures against mosquito bites. Key words Outbreak, dengue, stagnant water, Bhara Kahu, Islamabad, 2019


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
A Meylin ◽  
N. A. Aprilianti ◽  
D Lestari ◽  
Nur Chamidah

Dengue fever is a disease caused by one of the four dengue viruses and this disease is an infectious disease that is spread through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. When compared with the number of dengue cases in previous years, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was one of the provinces that experienced an increase in the number of dengue cases in the last three years. Previous research states that the transmission of dengue fever is caused by several factors, one of which is environmental factors of geographical location so that spatial aspects need to be involved in this study. A the statistical method that can be used to analyze spatial data in the form of a logistic regression equation that has a binary response variable is the Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression (GWLR) method. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the high number of dengue fever cases in NTT in 2018 using GWLR approach by weighted the Gaussian kernel function. Based on the results of GWLR analysis, the number of rainy days and the number of health workers partially significantly influence the status of dengue fever events in each regency/city in NTT Province in 2018. Based on the calculation of Press’s Q value, the prediction in this study was accurate with the accuracy of classification was 0.8636 or 86.36%.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Rika Mayasari ◽  
Hotnida Sitorus ◽  
Milana Salim ◽  
Surakhmi Oktavia ◽  
Yanelza Supranelfy ◽  
...  

Abstract Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute epidemic disease that requires a good and complete clinical examination accompanied by an accurate laboratory examination if clinical symptoms are inadequate. The delays in diagnosis results in an increased risk of death. Hospital facilities and health workers are very influential in the recovery of patients with dengue fever. . This scientific paper presents the characteristics of patients (gender, age, temperature, leukocytes, hematocrit, platelets, hemoglobin) in patient of dengue fever in Prabumulih City Hospital. Data analysis was performed on medical record data of patients with dengue fever who were hospitalized in January-May 2016 at Prabumulih City Hospital. This type of research is descriptive analytic with retrospective design. The data discussed is the result of observing the patient’s clinical condition from the first day to the eighth day. The majority of DHF patients are female with the most age groups at 0-4 years. The body temperature of the highest DHF patients on day 1 was 39.80 C and on the eighth day showed a normal temperature of 36.50 C. The lowest hematological value on day 1 was leukocytes of 1,600 cells/mm3 , hematocrit was 27.9%, platelets were 8,000 cells / mm3 , hemoglobin 9.4 gram / dL. The lowest hematological value on the last six days of treatment is 5,600 cell / mm3 leukocytes, 27.9% hematocrit, 74,000 cell / mm3 platelets, 9.7 gram/dL hemoglobin. Hematological values for normal leukocytes and platelets while platelets and hemoglobin did not approach normal values. Abstrak Demam berdarah dengue (DBD) adalah penyakit epidemik akut yang memerlukan pemeriksaan klinis yang baik dan lengkap disertai pemeriksaan laboratorium yang akurat jika gejala klinis tidak memadai. Keterlambatan dalam diagnosis mengakibatkan peningkatan risiko kematian. Fasilitas rumah sakit dan tenaga kesehatan sangat berpengaruh dalam kesembuhan pasien demam berdarah. Naskah ilmiah ini menyajikan karakteristik pasien (jenis kelamin, umur, suhu, leukosit, hematokrit, trombosit, dan hemoglobin) rawat inap demam berdarah di RSUD Kota Prabumulih. Analisa data dilakukan terhadap data rekam medis pasien demam berdarah yang rawat inap bulan Januari-Mei 2016 di RSUD Kota Prabumulih. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan desain retrospektif. Data yang dibahas adalah hasil pengamatan keadaan klinis pasien mulai pada hari pertama hingga hari ke delapan. Mayoritas pasien DBD berjenis kelamin perempuan dengan kelompok umur terbanyak pada 0-4 tahun. Suhu tubuh pasien DBD tertinggi pada hari ke 1 adalah 39,80 C dan pada hari ke delapan menunjukkan suhu normal yaitu 36,50 C. Nilai hematologi terendah pada hari ke 1 yaitu leukosit sebesar 1.600 sel/mm3 , hematokrit 27,9%, trombosit 8.000 sel/mm3 , hemoglobin 9,4 gram/dL. Nilai hematologi terendah pada hari ke enam terakhir perawatan yaitu leukosit 5.600 sel/mm3 , hematokrit 27,9%, trombosit 74.000 sel/mm3 , hemoglobin 9,7 gram/dL. Nilai hematologi untuk leukosit dan trombosit normal sedangkan trombosit dan hemoglobin tidak mendekati nilai normal.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
A. Kusairi ◽  
R. Yulia

The purpose of the study was to know the relationship of population density with DHF cases and determine the fluctuation in dengue fever cases in the Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency in 2008-2014. The population in this study was all DHF cases had recorded by the Public Health Office of Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency in 2014-2018, obtained from DHF cases data and population density data. The data were analyzed using spatial analysis with ArcGIS and linear correlation analysis. The results showed the highest average DHF cases is in Kandangan Subdistrict with 471 cases in 2014-2018. The study showed the relation betweenDHF cases with population density was DHF cases (r) is 0.891, while the Sig. (2-tailed) < 0.05, so the incidence of DHF cases is significant. Spatial analysis showed that the highest DHF cases happened in the area with a high population density. The use of Geographic Information Systems is expected to facilitate government in reduce cases of DHF in Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency. The preventions that can be made are eradication of mosquito nests, periodic larvae checks, and health education so that dengue fever cases can decrease especially in densely populated areas and special education for DHF in schools. This research also can be used as a reference for better regular preventive counseling models by health workers in communities such as government agencies, regional residents and schools.


2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 2122-25
Author(s):  
Muhammad Younas ◽  
Muhammad Asif Aziz ◽  
Raja Kamran Afzal ◽  
Hamid Iqbal ◽  
Mohsin Hussain ◽  
...  

Objective: To determine the effect of comprehensive campaign for dengue control in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Station Health Organization Multan and Departments of Pathology, Combined Military Hospital Multan, from Mar 2019 to Dec 2020. Methodology: This study was conducted by implementing a comprehensive campaign by involvement of public health workers in high risk dengue area of Multan. There were five phases of this campaign; awareness, situation analysis, vector surveillance, indoor residual sprays where vector was found and contact tracing of dengue fever cases. The system was developed in 46 Mohallas/localities of Multan. Hot spot for mosquitoes breeding were identified at 15 places. Total of 23 health workers were recruited including 3 female workers. Insecticide spraying was carried out by indoor residual spray pumps & thermal foggers in a cyclic pattern. Results: During 2019, 42 larvae were identified followed by insecticide sprays & follow up visits; 26 cases of dengue fever were diagnosed and treated at CMH Multan in a dedicated dengue ward. Contact tracing was carried out and indoor residual sprays were carried out in 20 houses around residence of these cases. In 2020, 5 larvae were identified followed by sprays & follow up visits; 2 cases of dengue fever were diagnosed and treated. Conclusion: Comprehensive campaign against dengue fever was quite successful to control spread of dengue fever.


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