@article{fdi:010068914,
  title = {{K}nowledge, attitude and practices of vector-borne disease prevention during the emergence of a new arbovirus : implications for the control of chikungunya virus in {F}rench {G}uiana},
  author = {{F}ritzell, {C}. and {R}aude, {J}ocelyn and {A}dde, {A}. and {D}usfour, {I}. and {Q}uenel, {P}. and {F}lamand, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {D}uring the last decade, {F}rench {G}uiana has been affected by major dengue fever outbreaks. {A}lthough this arbovirus has been a focus of many awareness campaigns, very little information is available about beliefs, attitudes and behaviors regarding vector-borne diseases among the population of {F}rench {G}uiana. {D}uring the first outbreak of the chikungunya virus, a quantitative survey was conducted among high school students to study experiences, practices and perceptions related to mosquito-borne diseases and to identify sociodemographic, cognitive and environmental factors that could be associated with the engagement in protective behaviors. {M}ethodology/{P}rincipal {F}indings {A} cross-sectional survey was administered in {M}ay 2014, with a total of 1462 students interviewed. {C}lassrooms were randomly selected using a two-stage selection procedure with cluster samples. {A} multiple correspondence analysis ({MCA}) associated with a hierarchical cluster analysis and with an ordinal logistic regression was performed. {C}hikungunya was less understood and perceived as a more dreadful disease than dengue fever. {T}he analysis identified three groups of individual protection levels against mosquito-borne diseases: "low" (30%), "moderate" (42%) and "high" (28%)". {P}rotective health behaviors were found to be performed more frequently among students who were female, had a parent with a higher educational status, lived in an individual house, and had a better understanding of the disease. {C}onclusions/{S}ignificance {T}his study allowed us to estimate the level of protective practices against vector-borne diseases among students after the emergence of a new arbovirus. {T}hese results revealed that the adoption of protective behaviors is a multi-factorial process that depends on both sociocultural and cognitive factors. {T}hese findings may help public health authorities to strengthen communication and outreach strategies, thereby increasing the adoption of protective health behaviors, particularly in high-risk populations.},
  keywords = {{GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {e0005081 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0005081},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068914},
}