Abstract
Rising episodes of outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya indicates flourishing of mosquitoes in household containers. mosquito can be controlled by source reduction, health education and community participation. The study was conducted to findout prevalence of larval positivity indices (house index (HI), container index (CI), breteaue index (BI) and pupa index (PI)), and find out the factors leading to long time storage of water. This study was done in 5 randomly selected wards of the municipal corporation Sagar. 400 households were studied, selecting 80 houses from each ward randomly. Pretested structured questionnaire was used for interview with the head of family / adult member of the family. All the containers available and accessible in the households were inspected for presence of mosquito larvae and pupa were counted after staining with an stainer tied with a long stick. The data collected was analysed using SPSS software and chi square test was applied as test of significance. The results show HI, CI, BI and PI of 27.00, 11.19, 28.75 and 43.00 respectively. Large mason tanks, over head tanks and plastic water drum were the most common containers with larvae presence. Regular assured water supply by public water supply system will discourage the people to store water unnecessarily. The water containers should be kept covered properly and water should be changed at least once in a five days period. Large mason tanks should be covered and water may be pumped out to make them empty.
Keywords: mosquito larvae indices, Household containers.
References
- K Park .Parks textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Jabalpur: Bhanot Publishers; 2015.p 771
- Col Rajvir Bhalawar. Textbook of Community Medicine, 2nd Edition: Wolters Kluwer India Private Limited; 2017. P 694)
- Mahajan & Gupta. Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine , 4th Edition, New Delhi: Jaypee brothers Medical publishers (p) limited;2013.p 112,329
- Mahajan & Gupta.Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine , 4th Edition, New Delhi: Jaypee brothers Medical publishers (p) limited;2013.p 329
- https://www.who.int/denguecontrol/monitoring/vector_surveillance/en accessed on 12 october 2018.
- K Park .Parks textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, Jabalpur: Bhanot Publishers; 2015.p 283
- World Health Organization .2003. Guidelines for Dengue surveillance and mosquito control (2 Ed.), Regional Office of the Western Pacific, Manila.
- District census handbook Sagar 2011, Directorate of Census Operations Madhya Pradesh. Available at: http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2310_PART_B_DCHB_SAGAR.pdf. Assessed on 21 October 2018.
- Creative research system survey software. Available at: http://www.surveysystem.com/sample-size-formula.htm. Assessed on 26 October 2018.
- Sagar Municipal Corporation And Out Growth. Available at: https://indikosh.com/city/482683/sagar. Assessed on 26 October 2018.
- Index numbers. Available at: gov.in/LBO_indnum.htm. Assessed on 3rd December 2018.
- Gupta P, Kumar P, Aggarwal OP. The Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1998, 30(2):107-112.
- Bhat MA Krishnamoorthy K. Entomological investigation and distribution of Aedes mosquitoes in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. J. Curr. Microbiol. App.Sci (2014) 3(10) 253-260
- Burkot T. R., Handzel T., Schmaedick M.A., Tufa J., Roberts J.M., and Graves P.M. 2007. Productivity of natural and artificial containers for Aedes polynesiensis and Aedes aegypti in four American Samoan villages. Med Vet Entomol. 21: 22-29.
- Tun-Lin, W., B. H. Kay, Barne A., S. Forsyth, 1996. Critical examination of Aedes aegypti indices: correlations with abundance.Am J Med Hyg, 54(5): 543-547
- Wai K.T., Arunachalam N., Tana S., Espino F., Kittayapong P., Abeyewickreme W., Dilini H., Petzold M. 2012. Estimating dengue vector abundance in the wet and dry season: implications for targeted vector control in urban and peri-urban Asia. Pathog Glob Health 106: 436-445.
- Rajesh K., Dhanasekaran D., Tyagi B.K. 2013. Survey of container breeding mosquito larvae (Dengue vector) in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India. J EntomolZool Stud.1:88-91.
- Wilson J.J., Sevarkodiyone S.P., 2014. Breeding Preference Ratio of Dengue and Chikungunya Vectors in Certain Rural Villages of Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, South India. World Appl Sci. J 30: 787-791
- http://ncdc.gov.in>file616 accessed online on 12 October 2018.
Corresponding Author
Dr Ram Kumar Panika
Department of Community Medicine, Bundelkhand Medical College Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Contact No.: 8435575804
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i5.42
