Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue prevention among Medical and Pharmacy students in Burkina Faso.

Authors

  • Hervé Hien Département biomédical/SP, Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé, Direction régionale de l’Ouest/CNRST, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Tel : 70245554 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2578-7535
  • Wendin-manegdé Félicité NANA Département biomédical/SP Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé/CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel : 72135347
  • Ismael DIALLO Département de médecine et spécialités médicales, Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel : 70249814 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-5103
  • Geoffroy DABLA 4. Département de pharmacie, Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel 62716350 https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2241-6309
  • Abdoulaye SO 5. Département biomédical/SP Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé/CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel 72646489 https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7422-5714
  • Korotimi OUEDRAOGO 6. Département biomédical/SP, Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé, Direction régionale de l’Ouest/CNRST, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Tel : 71688882 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9826-1705
  • Ahmed KABORE Département de Santé publique, Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou,. Burkina Faso Tel 70333324 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-8043
  • Clement MEDA 8. Institut supérieur des Sciences de la Santé (INSSA), Université Nazi BONI, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Tel 70244827 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9362-7448
  • Valentin YAMEOGO 9. Département de médecine et spécialités médicales, Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel 72161665 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-7882
  • R. Aristide YAMEOGO 10. Département de Santé publique, Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel 70292426 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3291-1100
  • Koine Maxime Drabo 11. Département biomédical/SP Institut de recherche en sciences de la santé/CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel 70120133 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7907-738X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64707/revstss.v48i2.1823

Keywords:

knowledge, attitudes, pratices, students, prevention, dengue

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue fever is a recurring public health problem in Burkina Faso that severely affects vulnerable young populations in Burkina Faso. Our study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of dengue prevention among medical and pharmacy students at universities in Burkina Faso.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in the faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy of public and private universities in Burkina Faso from July 1 to August 2, 2024. A questionnaire programmed on Kobocollect was used to build the database.

Results: The study included 2012 students from 3 public universities (Joseph Ki Zerbo University, Nazi Boni University, Ouahigouya University) and one (01) private university (Saint Thomas Aquinas University) which have training and research units in medicine and pharmacy. In total, 53.43% ​​of the students were male, 61.48% were between 21-25 years old. This study showed that half of the students demonstrated a good level of knowledge (51.29%) and practices (49.75%) regarding dengue prevention. Almost all (97.22%) had a good level of attitudes.

Conclusion: Students' levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue prevention were deemed good. This category of the student population, the future elite of public health, could constitute an important bridge for building university health programs in the fight against dengue

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Published

2025-12-31

How to Cite

Hien, H., NANA, W.- manegdé F., DIALLO, I., DABLA , G. ., SO, A., OUEDRAOGO, K. ., KABORE, A. ., MEDA, C., YAMEOGO , V., YAMEOGO , R. A. ., & Drabo, K. M. (2025). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue prevention among Medical and Pharmacy students in Burkina Faso. Sciences De La Santé, 48(2), 25–40. https://doi.org/10.64707/revstss.v48i2.1823

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Vol. 48 No. 2 (2025): (2) juillet-décembre

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