Table 3 Physician responses to the statement “My patients feel that dengue infection is a major problem for their health” (n = 68)
Categorical responses | Open-ended responses |
|---|---|
Agree or Strongly Agree (n = 53, 78 %) | Dengue has a high morbidity |
Dengue is considered an alarming diagnosis | |
Dengue decreases economic productivity | |
Dengue is difficult to detect | |
The environment is conducive to disease transmission | |
Dengue poses a high risk to others | |
Neutral (n = 7, 10 %) | Adequate medical attention is available |
Disagree or Strongly Disagree (n = 8, 12 %) | Patients believe self-medication is adequate |
There is a lack of education about dengue |