“A Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Complications Of Dengue Fever And Its Prevention Among The People In Selected Area Of Pune City”

Abstract

Abstract

The World Health Organization has ranked dengue as one of the top ten threats to Global health in 2019.The epidemic was controlled by intense measures taken by the health sector. However, the reported dengue cases and dengue deaths in 2019 were significantly higher than that of 2018. Deaths were mostly due to delay in hospitalization of severe dengue patients. The title of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding complications of dengue fever and its prevention among the people in selected area of Pune city.

Objective: To assess the knowledge regarding complications of dengue fever among the people in selected area of Pune city. To assess the knowledge regarding prevention of dengue fever among the people in selected area of Pune city. To associate the knowledge findings with selected demographic variables.

Method: A Quantitative research design was used in this study. The study was conducted in selected area of Pune city. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. Total 200 samples of peoples were included in the study. Standardized tool was used to assess the knowledge regarding complications of dengue fever and its prevention. The duration for filled the tool was 10 to 15 minutes. The collected data was analysed by using descriptive frequency and percentage method in statistics.

Result: It shows that level of knowledge regarding complication of dengue fever and its prevention among the people. . The major findings are 83.5% of people having average knowledge, the remaining 12% having good knowledge and 4.5% having poor knowledge. It conclude that most of the peoples have some knowledge regarding dengue fever.