Do Migrants Differ in Knowledge Regarding Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Mosquitoes?
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) are one among the major public health problem in India. Surat city being endemic for MBDs and catering large proportion of migrants along with the non-migrants motivated us to conduct this research to study and compare the knowledge about MBDs and mosquitoes among migrants and non-migrants. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study conducted among migrant and non-migrant families of Surat city by employing a stratified sampling technique and using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire between July 2015 and October 2016. Results: Equal number of migrant and non-migrant families were studied (200 each) of which majority of migrant families were from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (46%) with lower middle socioeconomic class (38.5%) while the majority of non-migrants were from upper middle socioeconomic class (39%). The ability to name at least one MBD was less among migrants (67%) as compared to non-migrants (73.5%). Significantly higher number of non-migrants (52.5%) named dengue as MBD as compared to migrants (39.5%) (P = 0.01). Similarly, significant higher number of non-migrants (51.5%) mentioned fever with chills as the symptom of malaria as compared to migrants (41%) (P = 0.04). Around 48% non-migrants and 38% migrants knew that different types of mosquito exist. Around 62% non-migrants and 55% migrants knew that mosquito lay eggs and among them more than half replied water as the breeding place for mosquitoes. It was observed that breeding places in (P = 0.04) and around (P = 0.03) the houses of migrants were significantly higher as compared to non-migrants. Conclusion: Study findings clearly shows that overall non-migrant respondents had higher knowledge about MBDs and mosquitoes in comparison to migrant respondents and thus emphasizes the need for generating the awareness regarding MBDs and mosquitoes especially in areas dominated by migrant population.
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Sankalp Raj Choudhary, Mohmmedirfan H Momin, Anjali Modi
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