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Aedes Mosquito Larvae Surveillance and Study of Knowledge,
Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Among Residents in Wakaf Tembesu,
Terengganu.
Noor Syahirah binti Riffin
Supervisor: Dr. Nur Aida bt Hashim
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Dengue fever is endemic in many countries. From year to year, cases that
related with mosquito become increase. Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus are
endemic in Malaysia that cause the dengue fever. Nowadays, the condition is
getting worse because of the developing country. The aim of the study is to
determine Aedes sp. breeding sites characteristics in residential area and to
determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding Aedes sp. and
dengue among residents in Wakaf Tembesu. 100 houses were selected to
complete the survey. Sampling was carried out using dipping method where
once the larvae have been found, the larvae were taken out using pipette. The
larvae were brought back to the laboratory for the adult emergence and
identification. Along the sampling, all the container characteristics were
recorded. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in order to
know the knowledge, attitude and practices on dengue. Based on the survey,
a total of 41 potential breeding site containers were found with 19 of them
were positive. Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti preferred small plastic containers.
For KAP survey, there is no correlation between knowledge, attitude and
practices. This study indicated that Aedes sp. was capable of breeding in a wide
range of container types.
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