A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES AMONG ADULTS IN SELECTED AREAS,AT KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU.

Ms.M.suvitha; Mr.M Nishanth Niranjan Kumar; Prof. Dr. L. Lakshmi

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES AMONG ADULTS IN SELECTED AREAS,AT KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU.

Ms. M. Suvitha, Mr. M Nishanth Niranjan Kumar, Prof. Dr. L. Lakshmi

Abstract :

Mosquito Borne Diseases (MBD) account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases. The most deadly MBD, malaria, Chickungunya, dengue, etc caused an estimated 627,000 deaths in 2012. The world’s fastest growing MBD is dengue, with a 30–fold increase in disease incidence over last 50 years. This study was focused to createan awareness about common MBDs in the villages through village volunteers and educate them about the measures to prevent the occurrence of the disease by community participation and behavioral change communication and to assess the impact of educational intervention. This study was a Descriptive Study conducted in the rural field practice area of Kadambadi village Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. Sample of 80 adults were selected by using Simple Random Sampling Technique. Data was collected with structured interview schedule. Data were analysed with inferetial and descriptive statistics. It is concluded that with the intensified efforts towards creating a public awareness about MBDs, the measures taken to control vectors other than personal protection measures would be suggested as effective and remain a valuable in community–based vector prevention and control interventions.