CLIMATE AND HEALTH: SCIENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS Bangladesh Community engagement to reduce dengue transmission in Dhaka Case study prepared by: Uzzal Kumar Roy, Atikur Rahman and Nur-A-Safrina Rahman 27 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE DENGUE TRANSMISSION IN DHAKA Focus The dengue virus is spread by aedes mosquitoes and is the most rapidly spreading vector-transmitted disease in the world (Brauer. [...] Dhaka, the largest and most populous city in Bangladesh with a population of al- most 16 million, has the greatest number of dengue cases and is the geographical focus of this case study. [...] The purpose of main- taining the timeframe between the pre- and post-tests was to ensure that partici- pants had retained the information from the structured teaching programme. [...] Figure 1a: Age distribution of the respondents where the mean age of respondents was 39 years Figure 1b: Distribution of the respondents by educational status Figure 1c: Distribution of the respondents by history of dengue fever 30 Climate and Health: Science-based policy solutions COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE DENGUE TRANSMISSION IN DHAKA Following the structured teaching programme, mean knowled. [...] Comparing data from before and after the study, re- 32 Climate and Health: Science-based policy solutions COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE DENGUE TRANSMISSION IN DHAKA sults showed that the incidence of dengue in the area significantly declined from the previous year - from 791 to 102 cases.
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