Dengue control in the context of climate change: Views from health professionals in different geographic regions of China
| Autor: | Alana Hansen, Scott J. Cameron, Scott Hanson-Easey, Qiyong Liu, Jianjun Xiang, Xiaobo Liu, Philip Weinstein, Michael Xiaoliang Tong, Yehuan Sun, Peng Bi, Afzal Mahmood, Gil-Soo Han, Craig R. Williams |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tong, Michael X, Hansen, Alana, Hanson-Easey, Scott, Xiang, Jianjun, Cameron, Scott, Liu, Qiyong, Liu, Xiaobo, Sun, Yehaun, Weinsten, Philip, Han, Gil-Soo, Williams, Craig, Mahmoo, Afzal, Bi, Peng |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine China medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel infectious disease Climate Change 030106 microbiology Climate change Context (language use) Disease lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Dengue fever Dengue Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 public health professional 030212 general & internal medicine Demography Descriptive statistics lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine medicine.disease climate change Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Geography Female dengue control Climate change in China |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 388-394 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1876-0341 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.12.010 |
| Popis: | Background: Dengue is a significant climate-sensitive disease. Public health professionals play an important role in prevention and control of the disease. This study aimed to explore dengue control and prevention in the context of climate change in China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 630 public health professionals in 2015. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression were performed. Results: More than 80% of participants from southwest and central China believed climate change would affect dengue. However, participants from northeast China were less likely to believe so (65%). Sixty-nine percent of participants in Yunnan perceived that dengue had emerged/re-emerged in recent years, compared with 40.6% in Henan and 23.8% in Liaoning. Less than 60% of participants thought current prevention and control programs had been effective. Participants believed mosquitoes in high abundance, imported cases and climate change were main risk factors for dengue in China. Conclusion: There were varying views of dengue in China. Professionals in areas susceptible to dengue were more likely to be concerned about climate change and dengue. Current prevention and control strategies need to be improved. Providing more information for staff in lower levels of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may help in containing a possible increase of dengue. Keywords: Climate change, Dengue control, Infectious disease, Public health professional, China |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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