Exploring community willingness and barriers to digital solutions and training for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional study in major urban areas of Malaysia
Younger age was associated with greater willingness to participate in dengue prevention training, while negative perceptions of drone use were linked to reduced likelihood of app adoption. Gender, duration of residence, and type of housing were not significantly associated with engagement. These findings suggest the potential value of targeted strategies that encourage youth involvement and address public concerns about drone technology to improve community participation in dengue prevention efforts in urban Malaysia.
Authors
- Nazri Che Dom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9500-7453)
- Rahmat Dapari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-0340)
- Siti Aekbal Salleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2812-1897)
- Husna Ahmad Kamal
- Qamarul Nazri Harun
- Ahmad Falah Aljaafre
Institutions
- Tafila Technical University (JO)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22677-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney