Aims: This study aimed to analyze the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors influencing dengue fever prevention among communities within the Bahodopi Primary Health Centre catchment area in Morowali Regency, Indonesia.
Participants & Methods: This qualitative study using a phenomenological design was conducted in June 2026. Participants were purposively selected until data saturation was achieved and included health care professionals and community members involved in dengue prevention. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document reviews and then analyzed thematically based on the Educational and Ecological Assessment component of the PRECEDE–PROCEED Model.
Findings: Three categories of determinants influencing dengue prevention were identified, including predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors. Predisposing factors showed that participants generally had adequate knowledge and positive attitudes toward dengue prevention, although they did not consistently implement preventive practices. Enabling factors included limited human resources, the absence of community-based Jumantik (larvae-monitoring volunteer) cadres, and inadequate facilities and program funding. Reinforcing factors included support from health care professionals, local government, community leaders, and multisectoral stakeholders, which strengthened larval surveillance, mosquito breeding site elimination, health education, and timely responses to dengue cases.
Conclusion: Dengue prevention within the Bahodopi Primary Health Centre catchment area is influenced by the interaction of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors.