An Observational study on awareness and practice about preventive methods of mosquito bite in Piparia Village, Vadodara, Gujarat
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dengue, knowledge, awareness, personal protection, observational studyAbstract
Aim: An Observational study on awareness and practice about preventive methods of mosquito bite in Piparia village , Vadodara, Gujarat. Material and methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Community Medicine, Piparia village of Vadodara district, Gujarat, India. The study conducted after getting Permission from Institutional Ethics Committee and Human Research Review Panel and completed in three months. Results: 100 households were surveyed. Among the interviewed persons 58 (58%) were males and 42 (42%) were females. The average age of respondents was 52 years. Most of the households were in lower middle class (31%). The awareness regarding dengue illness was estimated based on correct responses of respondents to the closed ended and multiple types questions (MCQ) asked by interviewers. 36% participants were work in private job. 89 % were married. 56% cases, any of one family member suffered from fever last 30 days. 44% taking the treatment from different hospital. 79% individual were suffering from malaria diseases. 30% using net or 79% using to oil for killing the larva of the mosquito. Conclusions: The knowledge and awareness to stop the mosquito breeding, biting should be enhanced and should be turned into action.
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