TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIO DRAMA ON PREVENTION OF DENGUE IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING IN SELECTED URBAN AREA OF SURAT

Rathod Prakrutiben; Chaudhari Seeta; Gadhiya Sheelaben; Panchal Shivani; Patel Dimpalkumari; Patel Sweety; Chaudhari Bhumika

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIO DRAMA ON PREVENTION OF DENGUE IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING IN SELECTED URBAN AREA OF SURAT

Rathod Prakrutiben, Chaudhari Seeta, Gadhiya Sheelaben, Panchal Shivani, Patel Dimpalkumari, Patel Sweety, Chaudhari Bhumika

Abstract :

There is many diseases arising because of environmental changes that may be caused by human activities and geographical conditions. One example of this disease is dengue fever. It is an acutely infectious mosquito–borne viral disease characterized by episodes of “Saddle back” fever, muscle and joint pain, accompanied by an initial erythema and a terminal rash of varying morphology which is a life threatening. The study focuses on improving knowledge regarding dengue prevention & increase awareness. The number of cases reported increased from 2.2 million in 2010 to 3.2 million in 2015. India experienced the highest dengue incidence in 2012 about 41 million population. From 1998 to 2014, the highest dengue incidence was reported in Pondicherry (372.92), Dadra Nagar Haveli (176.31) and Delhi (102.15). Similarly, high dengue incidence, ranging (21–50 million) was reported in Punjab, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Orissa.