Prevalence, Incidence, Cost of Diagnosis and Treatment of Dengue Fever in Bangladesh

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dengue as a disease important in public health. The epidemiology and ecology of dengue infections are strongly associated with human habits and activities.The present study entitled “Knowledge Attitudes and Practices for Prevention of Dengue among Women in Mohammadpur Thana of Dhaka City”whichaimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice level of dengue prevention among women in Mohammadpur area. A cross sectional descriptive design was adopted to serve this purpose. A number of 300 participants were drawn from the study area as respondent of the study.