A study on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever, its prevention and management among dengue patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

A study on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever, its prevention and management among dengue patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked dengue as one of the top ten threats to Global health in 2019. Sri Lanka faced a massive dengue epidemic in 2017, the largest outbreak in the country during the last three decades, consisting of 186,101 reported cases, and over 320 d...

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Main Authors: K. P. Jayawickreme, D. K. Jayaweera, S. Weerasinghe, D. Warapitiya, S. Subasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue fever
Mortality
Prevention
Treatment
Knowledge
Attitudes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06685-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06685-5

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