Factors related to against aedes aegypti larvae behaviors for dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention among village health volunteers Bang Khonthi District, Samut Songkhram Province

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study factors related to the behavior of eliminating aedes mosquito breeding grounds to prevent dengue fever among village health volunteers (VHVs). Data was collected from 13 sub-district health volunteers in their area of responsibility of Bang Khonthi District Samut Songkhram Province, 234 people, instruments used in the research was a questionnaire on knowledge and behavior in eliminating breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes to prevent dengue fever which was checked for content validity by 5 experts, obtained an index of consistency (IOC) of 0.80 and a confidence value of .75 and .73, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and find relationships using chi-square statistics. The results showed that the factors were related to the behavior of eliminating aedes mosquito breeding grounds. Statistically significant at 0.05 were factors such as age (χ² = 10.098, P = 0.039) occupation   (χ² = 19.155, P = 0.001) education level (χ² = 9.576, P = 0.048) and receiving information (χ² = 13.947, P = 0.007)