Participatory: Stakeholder’s Engagement Toward Dengue Control Techniques in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Ahmad Firdhaus Arham, Latifah Amin, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Zurina Mahadi, Noor Sharizad Rusly, Nur-Fadhilah Mazlan, Edison Eukun Sage and Nurliza Haslin Muslim

SAGE Open, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 2158244020982605

Abstract: Dengue is the main health problem in Malaysia. One of the main causes of dengue is the lack of participation in combating dengue. To improve participation, stakeholder’s engagement is considered the best solution which promotes an effective way of forming good governance. Engagement involves a level of knowledge, awareness, and understanding through past intended behavior. The objective of this study is to assess and compare the level of engagement of stakeholders toward dengue control techniques. A survey was conducted on 399 stakeholders who were selected randomly in the Klang Valley region, Malaysia. Result of the study showed that the stakeholders have a moderate level of engagement on dengue control techniques. The scientists seemed (a) more knowledgeable (4.81) than the public (4.68), (b) more aware (4.80) than the public (4.55), and (c) more intended behavior (4.31) than the public (4.11) to behave accordingly in supporting the implementation of these techniques. This study also identified the level of engagement factor across gender, religion, education level, and age were moderate which were translated to a moderately attached in dengue control techniques. However, one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) initially detected no significant differences across demographic factors except religion on stakeholder’s engagement. Therefore, these findings will serve as a benchmark to evaluate stakeholder’s engagement to understand their participation in the implementation of dengue control techniques. Good participation promotes good governance in sustaining healthy life without dengue.

Keywords: dengue; participatory; engagement; dengue control techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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