Knowledge and attitude on Dengue among primary and secondary school students of Guangzhou in 2015

Objective To investigate knowledge and attitude on Dengue among primary and secondary school students of Guangzhou in 2015,aiming to provide evidence for future prevention.Methods By using multi-stage cluster sampling method,elementary and secondary school students of grade 3,5,8,11 in Guangzhou were investigated by self-administered questionnaires and the results were analyzed with descriptive statistics.Results The top three awareness on Dengue were:"emptying ponding is a way to prevent mosquitoes from growth"(91.8%),"fever is one of the common early symptoms of Dengue fever"(91.4%),and "mosquitoes spreading dengue fever are black with white stripes"(89.5%).The lowest items of awareness on Dengue were:"filling containers such as hollow bamboo joints is a way to prevent mosquitoes from growth(35.4%),mosquitoes eggs can grow into mosquitoes larvae after staying in the water for 3 days"(29.5%),"when hydrophyte is kept,breeding fish in the bottle can prevent mosquitoes larvae from growth"(23.6%).The median self-rating on possibility of suffering dengue fever was 2 (range:1-3) (up to 5),and the median self-rating on health risk after suffering dengue fever was 4(range:3-5),the median self-rating on cooperation with family removing mosquito breeding sites was 3(range:2-4).All the three self-rating score significantly differed in grade and regions.Conclusion After Dengue outbreak in Guangzhou,the awareness of Dengue among primary and secondary school students still needs to be substantially improved.Self-perceived attitude or believes might be helpful for targeted health education,especially among students in different grade and regions.