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Awareness and health seeking

behavior towards dengue
among mothers of a selected
barangay in Cebu City: A basis
for information
dissemination.
Rhea Mel F. Capuno, Alexa Eddy C. Carvajal, Jamyla
Jeihla D. Codilla, Caira Loisse R. Colonia, Zack
Albert M. Congson, Nicole Mae F. Cumayas, Adrianne
Pearl B. Dublin, Ricarmela C. Dupal-ag, Rachelle A. Bihag

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the

awareness and health seeking behavior towards
dengue among mothers of a selected barangay
in Cebu City. The study involved 359 randomly
selected respondents from Barangay Lahug. The
researchers selected the respondents using
disproportionate stratified random sampling from
each forty-five (45) sitios. The research
instruments that were utilized in this study were
the Modified Dengue Awareness Questionnaire
adapted from the Dengue Awareness tool by
Labrague and Yboa (2013), and the Modified
Health Seeking Behavior Questionnaire adapted
from the study of Bahrami, Atashbahar,
Shokohifar and Montazeralfara (2014).

In terms of profile, the findings had shown

that majority of the respondents were young
adults (91.9%), attained high school level
(49.9%), and are employed (62.1%). The annual
income is moderate (National Statistics Office,
2003) ranging from 60,000 to 99,999. Most of the
children had not experienced dengue (92.2%).
The median score for the level of awareness
towards dengue is 36.0 and was also interpreted
was high. While the health seeking behavior had
a median score of 80.0 and was also interpreted
as high. Spearman correlation was carried out
and revealed that there was no significant
relationship between awareness and health
seeking behavior towards dengue, rs = 0.096, p
= 0.069.

Based on the findings, there was no

significant relationship between awareness and
health seeking behavior towards dengue among
mothers of a selected barangay in Cebu City.
Information dissemination regarding dengue is
important to improve the health seeking behavior
of the individuals in barangay Lahug towards the
disease.

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