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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 609)

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue virus infection among inhabitants of Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%)

Mean score

Knowledge (SD)

Attitude (SD)

Practice (SD)

Regency

 Aceh Tengah

66 (10.8)

17.5 (4.89)

56.6 (6.41)

10.6 (3.61)

 Langsa

74 (12.2)

19.2 (3.57)

28.1 (4.90)

10.9 (2.79)

 Aceh Besar

90 (14.8)

21.3 (2.61)

61.8 (5.67)

12.1 (2.64)

 Aceh Utara

60 (9.9)

21.5 (2.90)

61.3 (8.49)

12.0 (3.22)

 Aceh Singkil

57 (9.4)

21.2 (3.16)

61.8 (5.89)

12.4 (2.48)

 Sabang

60 (9.9)

23.0 (2.46)

62.2 (7.55)

12.7 (2.33)

 Aceh Timur

60 (9.9)

22.7 (3.83)

63.6 (6.87)

12.5 (2.74)

 Aceh Selatan

82 (13.5)

20.1 (3.47)

54.3 (10.53)

11.9 (2.84)

 Aceh Tamiang

60 (9.9)

21.5 (3.94)

57.5 (11.66)

12.0 (2.60)

Age group (years)

 17–29

329 (54.0)

21.2 (3.5)

55.2 (14.14)

11.9 (2.89)

 30–44

206 (33.8)

20.6 (4.3)

57.3 (12.00)

12.1 (2.94)

 45–59

65 (10.7)

19.9 (3.7)

55.7 (12.59)

11.7 (2.67)

 60–84

9 (1.5)

19.8 (2.6)

55.0 (13.37)

12.1 (3.62)

Sex

 Male

181 (29.7)

20.7 (4.01)

54.6 (13.89)

11.7 (2.90)

 Female

428 (70.3)

20.9 (3.72)

56.5 (12.99)

12.0 (2.89)

Education

 Illiterate

15 (2.5)

18.5 (4.24)

51.9 (14.60)

9.4 (3.07)

 Primary school

27 (4.4)

18.1 (3.92)

52.4 (9.89)

9.9 (3.27)

 Junior high school

35 (5.7)

17.1 (4.48)

48.5 (13.23)

10.1 (3.37)

 Senior high school

219 (36.0)

20.3 (3.57)

54.8 (13.60)

11.7 (2.82)

 Diploma

138 (22.7)

21.6 (3.25)

56.8 (13.42)

12.6 (2.82)

 Graduated

175 (28.7)

22.4 (3.34)

58.9 (12.30)

12.6 (2.39)

Occupation

 Farmer

157 (25.8)

21.9 (3.44)

57.7 (13.44)

12.6 (2.18)

 Civil servant

94 (15.4)

21.9 (3.40)

56.5 (14.02)

13.1 (2.46)

 Private employee

121 (19.9)

20.3 (3.76)

55.6 (12.96)

12.0 (2.94)

 Entrepreneur

87 (14.3)

17.7 (4.06)

55.2 (9.33)

10.1 (3.34)

 Student/University student

150 (24.6)

21.4 (3.24)

54.4 (14.69)

11.4 (2.92)

Religion

 Muslim

601 (98.7)

20.9 (3.81)

56.1 (13.16)

11.9 (2.90)

 Other

8 (1.3)

19.4 (4.10)

45.0 (18.22)

11.6 (1.92)

Marital Status

 Unmarried

258 (42.4)

21.5 (3.21)

55.2 (14.33)

11.9 (2.93)

 Married

333 (54.7)

20.4 (4.20)

56.3 (12.50)

12.0 (2.88)

 Widowed

18 (3.0)

21.4 (3.03)

58.2 (11.73)

11.4 (2.70)

Monthly income (IDR)

  < 1 million

313 (51.4)

20.3 (3.94)

55.0 (13.76)

11.6 (3.09)

 1 – ≤ 2 million

124 (20.4)

20.5 (3.55)

54.6 (13.63)

11.9 (2.85)

 2 – ≤ 3 million

96 (15.8)

21.9 (3.38)

57.7 (12.64)

12.1 (2.71)

  > 3 million

76 (12.5)

22.4 (3.53)

59.5 (10.56)

13.1 (1.89)

Type of residence

 City

194 (31.9)

21.8 (3.24)

55.9 (14.75)

12.3 (2.64)

 Suburb

415 (68.1)

20.4 (4.99)

55.9 (12.55)

11.7 (2.99)

Family member(s) suffered from dengue fever

 Yes

135 (22.2)

21.0 (3.34)

54.3 (15.43)

12.1 (2.71)

 No

474 (77.8)

20.8 (3.94)

56.4 (12.58)

11.9 (2.94)

Personally experienced dengue fever

 Yes

56 (9.2)

21.6 (3.52)

54.9 (16.18)

11.8 (3.11)

 No

553 (90.8)

20.8 (3.83)

56.0 (12.96)

11.9 (2.87)

Socioeconomic status

 Poorest quintile

122 (20.0)

18.9 (4.22)

56.8 (11.95)

10.8 (3.37)

 2nd

123 (20.2)

20.8 (4.03)

55.5 (13.70)

11.6 (2.85)

 3rd

122 (20.0)

20.5 (3.29)

55.5 (14.15)

11.7 (2.80)

 4th

121 (19.9)

21.2 (3.48)

55.8 (14.38)

12.2 (2.54)

 Richest quintile

121 (19.9)

22.7 (3.26)

60.0 (11.17)

13.0 (2.31)

  1. IDR Indonesian rupiah, SD standard deviation