Abstract
Background: Dengue is common & rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. As there is no vaccine to protect against dengue, great emphasis is placed on control and preventive measures. Our aim is to create the awareness among people about dengue disease.
Objective: To determine knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding dengue fever in residents of urban slums.
Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 100 willing families residing in randomly selected urban slums of a metro city of central India. This study was conducted between months of May-June 2018 in urban slum of the city.
Result: A total of 319 respondents were successfully inter-viewed out of which 30.72% (maximum) respondents belonged to the age group of 26-35 years. With regards to the knowledge about dengue 52.98 % respondent knew that the vector for dengue is a mosquito and 43.57% respondents knew about breeding places of mosquitoes. Maximum (57.37%) respondents were relying upon mosquito mats/coils/liquid vaporizer and 34.80 % were used mosquito spray.
Conclusion: Good dengue prevention demands the involvement of the community. Better information is needed to guide dengue prevention programs in their efforts to engage with the community.
Keywords: Dengue fever, KAP study, Dengue prevention, Mosquito control, Central India.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Soumya Sethia
Post Graduate, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, MP, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i7.189
