A prospective study of dengue infection in Malaysia: A structural equation modeling approach

A prospective study of dengue infection in Malaysia: A structural equation modeling approach

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Background: Dengue fever has been a major health threat to Malaysia over one century since 1902. This situation is getting worse every year so that the government has taken an affirmative action to tackle this particular issue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of government su...

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Main Authors: Afthanorhan, A (Author), Aimran, N (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
CLIMATE
Dengue infection
EXPLORATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS
Government
HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER
IMPACT
Malaysia
POPULATION
Population growth
Surveys and questionnaires
VECTOR
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Summary:Background: Dengue fever has been a major health threat to Malaysia over one century since 1902. This situation is getting worse every year so that the government has taken an affirmative action to tackle this particular issue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of government support, climate changes, public attitude, population growth, and environment on dengue infection. Also, this study considered the environment as a mediator construct as the past literature revealed its role in dengue infection model.
DOI:10.34172/EHEM.2020.19

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