Density of Aedes Aegypti Larvae Based on Knowledge, Attitude, and Action to Eradicate Mosquito Nest in Daya Market of Makassar City

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease caused by a dengue virus infection which is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. To prevent the occurrence of dengue cases, it is necessary to eradicate mosquito nests. The market is one of the public places that has a risk of dengue transmission. This study aims to determine the density description of Aedes aegypti larvae based on the knowledge, attitudes and actions of cleaning managers, traders and visitors to Pasar Daya Makassar City. This type of research is descriptive observational. The research samples were cleaning managers, traders and visitors as well as containers at Pasar Daya and at the respondent's house. Sampling for respondents using purposive sampling method using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results showed that the number of containers positive for ae. Aegypti larvae in the Daya market was 34 containers with a container index value (CI) = 35.4% and the value of Density Figure (DF) 8 and the presence of Ae. Aegypti larvae in the respondent's house (positive) amounting to (51.4%). At the level of knowledge of respondents in the poor category (68.6%), while the attitudes and actions of respondents in the poor category showed a high enough percentage, namely 65.7%, and (68.6%). Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the density of Aedes aegypti larvae in Pasar Daya Makassar City is in the high category.

A Study of Relationship Between School Climate and Students Achievement of Government and Private Secondary Schools of Punjab. Lahore

The study was conducted to establish the Relationship between School Climate and Students’ Achievement of Government & Private Secondary Schools in the Province of Punjab. The instrument used in the study was organizational climate descriptive questionnaire (OCDQ) adapted by the researcher. The province of Punjab, Pakistan was divided into three strata i.e. Central Punjab, South Punjab and North Punjab. From each stratum 4, 2 and 1 districts, aggregating to 7 districts i.e. (20%) of the population was selected using stratified random sampling. The total number of sample was 792 teachers and principals from the selected, government and private secondary school of Punjab. SPSS 16 was used to analyze the data. To measure the differences, MANOVA was applied to compare the mean difference of all the sub-variables of principals’ behavior and teachers’ behavior aspect with respect to gender and sector. To measure students’ achievement, board secondary school examination results for the year 2012-2013 from all the selected schools were taken. Pearson correlation was applied to measure the degree of relationship of organizational climate and students’ achievement. The demographic details of the sample with respect to gender, sector and districts were: female representation was 50.2% of the total sample and male representation was 49.8%. Government sector representation was 50.5% as against 49.5% private sector representation. . The mean score and SD of government sector respondents was (3.86, 0.90) while the Mean and SD of private sector respondents was (3.51, 0.84). The analysis revealed that there was significant strong positive relationship between school climate and students’ achievement of government and private Secondary Schools in the Province of Punjab. Similarly the principals’ and teachers behavior aspects and all there sub-factors were also significantly correlated with students’ achievement.