
The respondents answered questions on a seven-point Likert scale survey regarding trust in key players, attitudes toward nature versus materialism, religiosity, perceived benefits, perceived risks, attitudes, and intentions. The two primary stakeholder groups were scientists ( n = 202) and the public ( n = 197) in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia, a hot spot area known for the high rate of dengue cases. The survey data were collected from two primary stakeholder groups using a stratified random sampling technique. Therefore, it is imperative to assess the factors predicting its acceptance among stakeholders before implementing this technology more widely in Malaysia. The approach has been reported to be more effective than traditional methods, such as fogging. A recent approach in controlling dengue is by using the Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquito (WiAM).
