Knowledge, awareness and practice study for mosquito borne diseases among school children of Malwa region of India

Authors

  • Shachi Jain Taran
  • Rakesh Taran
  • Virendra Bhandari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2016.v03.i02.010

Keywords:

Awareness and practices study, Knowledge, Malwa, Mosquito borne disease, Students

Abstract

Background: Mosquito borne diseases pose significant burden to the community which can be prevented through right knowledge, attitude and practice of it. Objective: To study the knowledge, awareness and practices of school children about mosquito borne diseases. Materials and Methods: A predesigned, semi structured proforma was filled out from 261 students of 9th to 12th standard of Malwa region. Data was entered in Microsoft excel and percentage of answers were calculated. Results: All students knew something about the mosquito borne diseases. Most of the students (>80%) knew about the malaria and dengue. Very few students were having knowledge that Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever and filariasis are spread though mosquito. 68.2% of students knew fever with chills as symptoms of mosquito borne diseases. More than 85% of students told that mosquito borne diseases can be prevented either through individual protection or through community level protection, supported by government. Conclusion: The awareness regarding malaria was good among students of Malwa region but same was lacking about other mosquito borne diseases.

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Published

2016-06-27

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How to Cite

Knowledge, awareness and practice study for mosquito borne diseases among school children of Malwa region of India. (2016). Indian Journal of Child Health, 3(2), 125-128. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2016.v03.i02.010