Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
Introduction: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. During 2019, the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) reported more than 100,000 in country and more than 14,000 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue in Gujarat....
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| description | Introduction: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. During 2019, the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) reported more than 100,000 in country and more than 14,000 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue in Gujarat. In hostels of Shree M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar cases of dengue are reported in every season but during the rainy season number of cases gets increased. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Dengue and its prevention and control measures among 1st year M.B.B.S students. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 192 1st year MBBS students of Shree M P Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar in September 2019. A pre-designed, pre-tested, semi structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information. Microsoft excel was used to analyze the data. Results: Among study participants 76% knew that dengue is spread by Aedes mosquito, 81.25% said that adult female mosquito bite responsible for dengue, 27.07% knew that clean storage water was the breeding place of dengue mosquito. Social media and newspaper were main source of information. 71.3% study participants were using mosquito coils/mats/ repellent/ liquid against mosquito. Only 25% were regularly checking for breeding site at hostel/house. Conclusion: Majority of 1st year medical graduates had a basic knowledge regarding dengue. But there is still gap in prevention knowledge and practices of personal protective measures and eliminating source of mosquitoes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cd1a838e74e4d68af1046f364ed73a42022-12-21T20:47:44ZengIndian Association of Preventive and Social MedicineHealthline2229-337X2320-15252021-10-011239510010.51957/Healthline_210_2021Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, GujaratHarsh Patel0Ilesh Kotecha1Bela Patel 2Jitesh P Mehta3Dipesh V. Parmar4Resident Doctor, Community Medicine Department, Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaAssociate Professor,Community Medicine Department, Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaResident Doctor, Community Medicine Department, Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaAssociate Professor,Community Medicine Department, Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaProfessor and head, Community Medicine Department, Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, IndiaIntroduction: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. During 2019, the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) reported more than 100,000 in country and more than 14,000 laboratory confirmed cases of dengue in Gujarat. In hostels of Shree M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar cases of dengue are reported in every season but during the rainy season number of cases gets increased. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Dengue and its prevention and control measures among 1st year M.B.B.S students. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 192 1st year MBBS students of Shree M P Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar in September 2019. A pre-designed, pre-tested, semi structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information. Microsoft excel was used to analyze the data. Results: Among study participants 76% knew that dengue is spread by Aedes mosquito, 81.25% said that adult female mosquito bite responsible for dengue, 27.07% knew that clean storage water was the breeding place of dengue mosquito. Social media and newspaper were main source of information. 71.3% study participants were using mosquito coils/mats/ repellent/ liquid against mosquito. Only 25% were regularly checking for breeding site at hostel/house. Conclusion: Majority of 1st year medical graduates had a basic knowledge regarding dengue. But there is still gap in prevention knowledge and practices of personal protective measures and eliminating source of mosquitoes.http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/381.pdfdenguefirst year mbbs studentsknowledgeattitudepractices |
| spellingShingle | Harsh Patel Ilesh Kotecha Bela Patel Jitesh P Mehta Dipesh V. Parmar Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat Healthline dengue first year mbbs students knowledge attitude practices |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dengue in 1 Year MBBS Students of Shree M. P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice regarding dengue in 1 year mbbs students of shree m p shah govt medical college jamnagar gujarat |
| topic | dengue first year mbbs students knowledge attitude practices |
| url | http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/381.pdf |
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