Trend analysis of hotspot locality and COMBI in Malaysia: Case study of Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan

Currently, most parts of the world are plagued by mosquito borne diseases which had a lot to do with residential environmental cleanliness. Dengue is a disease infected by mosquito Aedes which for years had affected the health and well-being of Malaysian communities. Nevertheless, public involvement had proven to be a crucial contributor to the success of this diesease prevention measures. In this study, cross sectional analyses were conducted using secondary data from the Health District Office of Seremban covering the years 2010-2015. The objective was to identify the connection between the stages of the local community involvement with COMBI (Communication for Behavioural Impact) programmes with the incidence of a dengue hotspot. The analytical results showed that there was a connection between the community participation in COMBI and dengue incidence in Seremban. However further research efforts are needed to produce more accurate results. In conclusion, local community involvement with COMBI is important for the prevention of the dengue outbreak in Malaysia.