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Review

Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies

by
Rhanye Mac Guad
1,2,*,
Yuan Seng Wu
3,
Yin Nwe Aung
4,
Shamala Devi Sekaran
4,
André Barretto Bruno Wilke
5,
Wah Yun Low
6,7,
Maw Shin Sim
1,
Rogie Royce Carandang
8,
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
9,
Hamed Taherdoost
10,11,
Caroline Sunggip
2,
Constance Liew Sat Lin
12,
Chandrika Murugaiah
2,
Vetriselvan Subramaniyan
13 and
Nornazirah Azizan
14
1
Department of Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
2
Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu Sabah 88400, Malaysia
3
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Selangor 42610, Malaysia
4
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UCSI Hospital, 2, Avenue 3, Persiaran Springhill, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Negeri Sembilan 71010, Malaysia
5
Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
6
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
7
Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
8
Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
10
Hamta Group, Research and Development Department, Research Club, Vancouver, BC 1211, Canada
11
Hamta Group, Advanced Academic and Industrial Training Centre, Hamta Academy, Vancouver, BC 1211, Canada
12
Medical Based Department, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 88400, Malaysia
13
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur 42610, Malaysia
14
Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
 
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(9), 4474; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094474
Submission received: 25 February 2021 / Revised: 31 March 2021 / Accepted: 1 April 2021 / Published: 23 April 2021
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Abstract

This review provided a systematic overview of the questionnaire-related dengue studies conducted in Malaysia and evaluated their reliability and validity used in the questionnaires. An extensive literature search was conducted using various electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, and ScienceDirect. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) were selected as the preferred item reporting method. Out of 88 identified dengue-related, 57 published from 2000 to April 2020 met the inclusion criteria and were included. Based on the meta-analysis, a poor mean score was obtained for knowledge (49%), attitude (44%), and preventive practice (55%). The study showed that the level of knowledge on cardinal signs and modes of transmission for dengue virus were highest among health care workers, followed by students (international and local) and lastly community residents. In treatment-seeking behaviours, only half of the respondents (50.8%) would send their child to the nearest health clinics or hospitals when a child became restless or lethargic. The acceptance rate for dengue vaccine, bacteria (Wolbachia), as a vector for dengue control and self-test diagnostic kit for dengue showed considerably high (88.4%, 70%, and 44.8%, respectively). Health belief model (HBM) constructs, such as perceived barriers, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and perceived benefit influence prevention practices. Lastly, only 23 articles (40.3%) had piloted or pretested the questionnaire before surveying, in which three reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.70–0.90). A need for active participation of communities and healthcare personnel, promotion of awareness, and safe complementary medicines, as well as assessment of psychometric properties of questionnaire use in dengue surveys in Malaysia, in order for assessing dengue reliably and valid.
Keywords: dengue; Malaysia; survey; knowledge; attitude; practice; systematic review; meta-analysis dengue; Malaysia; survey; knowledge; attitude; practice; systematic review; meta-analysis

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Guad, R.M.; Wu, Y.S.; Aung, Y.N.; Sekaran, S.D.; Wilke, A.B.B.; Low, W.Y.; Sim, M.S.; Carandang, R.R.; Jeffree, M.S.; Taherdoost, H.; et al. Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094474

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Guad RM, Wu YS, Aung YN, Sekaran SD, Wilke ABB, Low WY, Sim MS, Carandang RR, Jeffree MS, Taherdoost H, et al. Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(9):4474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094474

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Guad, Rhanye Mac, Yuan Seng Wu, Yin Nwe Aung, Shamala Devi Sekaran, André Barretto Bruno Wilke, Wah Yun Low, Maw Shin Sim, Rogie Royce Carandang, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Hamed Taherdoost, and et al. 2021. "Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094474

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Guad, R. M., Wu, Y. S., Aung, Y. N., Sekaran, S. D., Wilke, A. B. B., Low, W. Y., Sim, M. S., Carandang, R. R., Jeffree, M. S., Taherdoost, H., Sunggip, C., Lin, C. L. S., Murugaiah, C., Subramaniyan, V., & Azizan, N. (2021). Different Domains of Dengue Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Questionnaire-Based Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094474

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