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Data were collected using a validated questionnaire, and logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants of dengue. Of 492 suspected dengue cases, 64.4% were males, 41.3% lacked dengue knowledge, 53.9% reported one to three mosquito bites daily, and 43.3% did not protect stagnant water at home. The majority (63.0%) were not using bed nets for mosquito protection. Binary regression identified significant risk factors for dengue (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05), including male gender, age 16\u201330 years old, joint or large family living situation, lack of education, low income, not using bed nets, poor dengue knowledge, more than three mosquito bites daily, and unprotected stagnant water. The final multiple logistic regression model highlighted family income, long distance to the nearest health center, lack of bed net usage, and unprotected stagnant water as key socioeconomic determinants (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05) of dengue. Several significant risk factors for dengue were identified across different districts of KP. This information is crucial for policymakers to design targeted prevention strategies aimed at reducing dengue prevalence and associated fatalities.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.25-0077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]],"date-time":"2025-06-10T15:28:40Z","timestamp":1749569320000},"page":"353-360","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Statistical Modeling for the Identification of Determinants of Dengue Transmission in Different Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"113","author":[{"given":"Ijaz ul","family":"Haq","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zafar","family":"Mehmood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Math\u2019s, Stats & Computer Science, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Humood Fahm","family":"Albugami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raghad Hussain","family":"Alaithan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sohail","family":"Akhtar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Information Management and Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2795","reference":[{"key":"b1","series-title":"Viruses","first-page":"1967","article-title":"Dengue virus infection: A tale of viral exploitations and host responses","volume":"13","author":"Nanaware","year":"2021"},{"key":"b2","article-title":"Dengue and Severe Dengue","year":"2023"},{"key":"b3","series-title":"J Womens Health Care","first-page":"660","article-title":"Sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection and associated factors among patients with febrile illness attending at Edna Adan University Hospital. 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