ISCEP 2026 At Sunway Putra Hotel 17-18 August 2026
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THE FRONTLINE DEFENCE: MAPPING THE ADOPTION OF FOUR KEY COMMUNITY-LED MOSQUITO PREVENTION MEASURES IN MALAYSIA
Mohd Amierul Fikri MAHMUD, Amiru Hariz AMINUDDIN, Norzawati YOEP
Institute for Public Health Naissantes of Health, Minity of Health Malaysia Shalalang Malaysi Parks@mohgory
Dengue remains a significant public health challenge in Malaysia. While thermal fogging is common, sustainable management relies on active community participation. This study evaluates the adoption of four primary household-level vector control (HVC) interventions: larviciding, mosquito coib/electric masquito killers, serosal sprays, and repellents. These methods represent the four pillars of domestic protection: larval control, spatial repellence. adult knockdown, and personal protection. Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2020 Communicable Diseases (Cognitive, Affective, and Behaviour] component were analysed (n=4,470). A nationally representative sample completed a validated self- administered questionnaire. Complex sample analysis was used to determine prevalence rates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) across sociodemographic characteristics. The national prevalence for HVC interventions was high: larviciding (82.3%, 95% CI: 872-913), mosquito cols/electric killers (86.8%, 95% CI: 84.5-88.9), aerosol sprays (85.7%, 95% CI: 82.7-88.2), and repellents (73.0%, 95% C 75.8-818). Respondents with a tertiary education demonstrated a significantly higher prevalence of aerosol spray usage (27.9%, 95% CI: 251-30.3] than those with no formal education (10.4%, 95% CI: 8.5-12.7). Furthermore, urban residents accounted for the highest larviciding efforts (675%, 95% CI: 62.8-719), compared with rural residents (21.8%, 95% CI: 17.8-26.4). The high prevalence of chemical-based interventions suggests a chemically proactive community; however, the reliance on education for aerosol and repellent adoption points to a knowledge-action gap. Future community engagement programmes should pivot from focusing on 'what to do, to 'how' to do it, ensuring that mosquito prevention measures become integrated as essential household habits
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST SCEP) 2006
Keywords most prevention, vector control community prevention