ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS TO CONTROL THE ENDEMIC DENGUE FEVER: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) being a contagious ailment which is ambiguous to manage, in particular, in tropical countries. Social capital is the term considered to develop the entire communities’ capability to work and coordinates mutually to resolve a communal health dilemma. The incidence of dengue fever can be vetoed and minimized by raising the self-awareness of community about the impact of that incident via social capital which are built on trust, cooperation and mutual teamwork that can facilitate to increase public understanding and awareness. Community-based dengue fever control programs have been executed in numerous countries to avert the spread of dengue fever. The echelon of triumph and efficacy of community-based dengue fever control programs rely on the capacity of community to eagerly recognize and pertain projects. The programs should be designed to increase awareness about prevention and lessen the transmission of dengue fever vectors on the individual level. A core reason was the failure to involve and activate of all the community social capital, a lack of freedom for the involvement of community, and vague strategies on related areas implicated in community-based dengue fever control program activities, in this manner, affecting their enduring sustainability and efficacy.