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Awareness and perception of malaria and dengue at school and college level in the district of Multan

Research Authors
Muhammad Essa1, Muhammad Ahmed Taj2, Muhammad Hakim Khan3, Muhammad Amjad BashirID 4*, Hasnain Farooq5,6, Reem A. Alajmi7, Mohamed Hashem8, Saad Alamri8, Manal A. El-Zohri8, Kaleem Ullah
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the awareness and perception of malaria and dengue
fever in Multan Punjab, Pakistan while taking into account the important role of government
policies and other variables. The goal of this study is to examine the awareness of
students in Multan, Pakistan on malaria and dengue. This study is based on a quantitative
approach of secondary evidence from scientific journals and questionnaire surveys. It is
also based on observational evidence gathered in Multan Punjab Pakistan, in a field study.
The survey with school children, teachers and healthcare professionals were both formal
and semi-structuralize. Studies have found that malaria and dengue mainly affect children’s
schooling through their absence, but can also induce brain loss and cognitive disability. In
questionnaires, students were seen to have different understanding of the illness, but also
to be able to serve as agents of health reform only through teachers. A sample size of 500
respondents has been selected from different colleges of district Multan Punjab, Pakistan.
Correlation technique is used for the data analysis. According to our results it is concluded
that the students at college level are aware of malaria and dengue diseases, but they are
not capable of engaging and serving as agents for health reform. On the basis of results it is
recommended that students must teach about epidemics diseases regarding how to handle
these diseases.

Research Date
Research Journal
PLOS ONE
Research Publisher
PLOS ONE
Research Vol
2
Research Website
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260868
Research Year
2022
Research Pages
1-15