 Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is a public health concern (Schultz, 1993)

o A public health concern up until this time.

o Aedes aegypti mosquito — most common mosquito in the country
and the carrier of the disease. Since it’s the common mosquito in
the country, transmission from one carrier of the virus to another
host is likely to happen fast.
o According to Schultz, eversince 1998, many countries in Asia
experiences high rates of Dengue.
o The WHO added that Philippines, among the Southeast Asian
countries, was hit the worst in view of the number of dengue cases
and deaths it causes.
o August 6, 2019 — DOH declared national epidemic. As of August
31, there are 271, 480 cases of dengue starting from January, at
the year 2019. An estimated 1, 107 people died with half of it being
children aged 5 to 9 years old.
 Dengvaxia is developed in order to prevent dengue hemorrhagic fever.
o It was developed in 2015 and it was introduced in the Philippines
last 2016 through a campaign.
o 800, 000 school children were reached out.
o In the year 2017, it was banned by the government.
o The dengvaxia caused fatalities such as severe dengue and
hospitalizations to the people who hadn’t have a history of dengue
prior to the vaccination
o Due to these, parents are now scared on getting their kids
vaccinated which makes them susceptible diseases, according to
the study made by Fatima and Syed.
 There are many factors that affect the occurrence of dengue, including the
vaccine scare.
o All these factors affect the number of dengue victims.
o Primarily, factors excluding the vaccine scare helps to the
production of Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the transmitting
agent of the virus
o A study by Kesetyaningsih, et. al. shows that there is a correlation
between dengue incidence and environment parameter, which
includes grass fields, empty lands, and forests.
o In elevated and sub-urban areas, a negative correlation to dengue
incidence shows according to their study. (IN INDIA!)
o According to Itrat, et. al., people who are aware of dengue tends to
avoid it in their own ways such as preventing mosquito bites,
eradicating mosquito population and using anti-mosquito spray.
o Controlling the population of the mosquito and being aware of one’s
surrounding is still the highly promoted part of prevention. (IN
PAKISTAN!
 In the Philippines, CALABARZON had the highest count of dengue
o There are 16, 515 counted victims.
o According to PESU or Philippine Epidemiology and Surveillance
Unit, 6, 232 cases were recorded for January 1 to August 5, in the
year of 2019 in Cavite, alone. City of Dasmariñas contributed the
most with 1, 542 victims.
o In lieu with this, this study aims to know how environmental factors
affect the occurrence of dengue in City of Dasmariñas, Cavite. This
study also aims to know the level of awareness or behavior of the
people towards dengue.
 Quanti-Qualitative Approach
 Quantitative
1. Descriptive design
 The study seeks to describe what the current
phenomena looks like.
2. Correlational design
 This design is used to know if there is a
significant relationship between the factors and
the occurrence of dengue.
3. Quasi-experimental design
 The factors which stands as the cause and, it’s
effect, the prevalence of dengue makes this
 study a quasi-experimental design. It aims to
determine the relationship of cause and effect.
 Qualitative
1. Phenomenological method
 This study obtained personal experiences from
the residents of the chosen barangay
2. Case study
 Comprehensive answer from a focus group
which is the selected barangay in the City of
Dasmariñas, Cavite.