In tropical and subtropical countries, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus is known as the main mosquito-borne disease vector, carrying diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The main approach for containing such infectious diseases is vector mosquito management. The fact that dengue cases are increasing annually is evidence of the inadequacy of current prevention measures like fogging and Abate. However, in the past few decades, Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) has shown to be a highly selective and safe method for controlling Aedes mosquitoes during integrated pest management. The main causes of this are the low chance of resistance growing and the organisms' safety, especially human safety. The 415 respondents were completed validated questionnaires, and data were analysed using SPSS version 23.0. Thus, the aim of this study to observe the acceptance of Bti as the one of prevention techniques in combating dengue. The results showed that that the level of information seeking behaviour, and impact of technology were moderate, while the level of trust on key players was high. Bti technique was perceived as having high perceived benefits, moderate perceived risks and high acceptance.
Jeelani, S., Sabesan, S., Subramanian S. (2015). Community knowledge, awareness and preventive practices regarding dengue fever in Puducherry–South India. Public health. 2015; 129(6):790–6. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.02.026 PMID: 25863688.
Dhar-Chowdhury, P., Haque, C. E., Driedger, S. M. (2016). Dengue disease risk mental models in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh: juxtapositions and gaps between the public and experts. Risk Analysis. 2016; 36(5):874– 91.
Lim S.P., Dengue drug discovery: Progress, challenges and outlook. Antiviral Research. 2019; 163:156– 78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.12.016 PMID: 30597183.
Prompetchara, E., Ketloy, C., Thomas, S. J., Ruxrungtham, K. (2019). Dengue vaccine: global development update. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2019;10. https://doi.org/10.12932/AP-100518-0309 PMID: 30660171.
Liu, T., Xie, Y., Lin, F., Xie, L., Yang, W., Su, X., … Chen, X. (2020). A long?lasting biological larvicide against the dengue vector mosquito Aedes albopictus. Pest Management Science.
Bohari, R., Hin, C. J., Matusop, A., Abdullah, M. R., Ney, T. G., Benjamin, S., (2020). Wide area spray of bacterial larvicide, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis strain AM65-52, integrated in the national vector control program impacts dengue transmission in an urban township in Sibu district, Sarawak, Malaysia. PLoS One. 2020;15(4):1-21.
Roiz, D., Wilson, A. L., Scott, T. W., Fonseca, D. M., Jourdain, F., Muller, P. (2018). Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne dis- eases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12:e0006845 (2018).
Setha, T., Chantha, N., Benjamin, S., Socheat, D,. Bacterial, L., Bacillus, T. I. S. A. M. (2016) 65-52 Water Dispersible Granule Formulation Impacts Both Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti (L.) Population Density and Disease Transmission in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016;10(9):e0004973.
Mulderij-Jansen, V., Elsinga, J., Gerstenbluth, I., Duits, A., Tami, A., & Bailey, A. (2020). Understanding risk communication for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases: A mixed-method study in Curaçao. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(4), e0008136.
Chan, M. S., Winneg, K., Hawkins, L., Farhadloo, M., Jamieson, K. H., Albarrac ??n, D. Legacy and social media respectively influence risk perceptions and protective behaviors during emerging health threats: A multi-wave analysis of communications on Zika virus cases. Soc Sci Med. 2018; 212:50–9.
McNaughton, D. The importance of long-term social research in enabling participation and developingengagement strategies for new dengue control technologies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(8):e1785
Azil, A. H., Ahmad, N., Rosam, A. N. R., Ru, W. M., Norizan, N. A., Shahabudin, F. L. Knowledge and practice regarding dengue fever and acceptance towards Wolbachia Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre healthcare staff. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 2018;Special Volume 1:69–76.
Arham, A. F., Amin, L., Mahadi, Z., Yaacob, M., Razmanm, M. R. Predicting factors and attitude towards Wolba- chia-infected Aedes Mosquitoes in Malaysia. Academy of Strategic Management Journal. 2020; 19 (2):1–5.
Rusly, N. S. (2024). Public Acceptance Towards BTI (Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis) as a Tool for Dengue Control. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(7), 2333–2339.
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s)
Published by Knowledge Words Publications (www.kwpublications.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
