A Cross Sectional Study on Beliefs, Attitudes, Misconceptions and Knowledge of Patients &Community towards Leprosy in and Around Rural Areas of Guntur District
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 5
Abstract
The Study entitled “A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, MISCONCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENTS & COMMUNITY TOWARDS LEPROSY IN AND AROUND RURAL AREAS OF GUNTUR DISTRICT” was designed to assess the knowledge of Leprosy in and around rural areas of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, and also to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention carried out in this study. A suitable self-administered (KAP) Knowledge, attitude, practice survey questionnaire was designed and validated by this study and the study was conducted among the patients and community in that area. This cross sectional knowledge attitude practice (KAP) questionnaire study, of 6 month duration included a total of 207 participants out of 403. An interactive learningintercession was considered for all participants of pre-KAP questionnaire survey. The impact of effectiveness of educational intervention between the patients & community people was evaluated by means of post-KAP questionnaire survey. In our study a total of 207 participants responded and involved in the pre-KAP and post-KAP questionnaire survey. Participants involved in the study were 105 males and 102 females of both educated and uneducated. The overall response rates between pre intervention and post intervention was statistically significant (P< 0.05) shows effectiveness of educational intervention for improving awareness of leprosy among the participants. The study concluded that imparting the knowledge and awareness about leprosy among the patients and community people by means of educational intervention would bring up updated knowledge and preventing methods of leprosy.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Niranjan, K. Dharma Teja, T. Deepak, K. Gayathri Devi, Dr. V. Lokesh Reddy
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