Sociodemographic and Entomological factors associated with dengue outbreaks in Sabah

Priya Dharishini Kunasagran and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Azman Atil and Aizuddin Hidrus and Mohd Faizal Madrim and Adora J Muyou and Gary Goh Chun Chao and Rudi Nasib and Ahmad Hazim Mohammad and Rahmat Dapari and Mohd Rohaizat Hassan and Koay Teng Khoon and Halimatul Saadiah Mohd Aris and Daniel Anak Langi and Christopher Ansuny (2023) Sociodemographic and Entomological factors associated with dengue outbreaks in Sabah. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (supp20). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2636-9346

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Abstract

Introduction: Dengue fever has reached an endemic status in approximately 128 countries worldwide, with a significant rise in the frequency of outbreaks. In recent years, Sabah has witnessed a surge in dengue cases, accompanied by a corresponding increase in dengue mortality. The reported deaths rose from 8 in 2017 to 29 in 2018, marking a significant 362% increase within a year. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with dengue outbreaks in Sabah. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the surveillance data from 2017 to 2020 available in e-Dengue, the Malaysian National Dengue Registry. A simple and multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the association between factors and the dengue outbreak. Results: Aged 21–59 have 66 % lower risk odds than 0–12 years old in contributing to dengue outbreaks (95% CI: 0.272–0.406). There are 1.729 times increased risk in students than in unemployed personnel of contributing to dengue outbreaks (95 % CI: 1.565–1.910), with employed personnel having 20.7% lower odds than unemployed personnel of contributing to dengue outbreaks (95 % CI: 0.623–0.767). Urban localities have 44.9% higher odds of developing dengue outbreaks than rural localities (OR: 1.449, 95 % CI: 1.334–1.574). AI ≥ 1% has 78.2% higher odds than AI <1% with a dengue outbreak (95 %: CI: 1.642–1.933). Conclusion: Future dengue prevention and control initiatives in Sabah may benefit greatly from this study’s sociodemographic and entomological findings.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Dengue outbreak; Sociodemographic; Entomological; Sabah
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine > RA639-642 Transmission of disease
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2025 12:07
Last Modified:	07 Jan 2025 12:07
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42556

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