Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Swine Flu (H1N1) among People Accompanying Patients of a Tertiary Health Care Centre, Bhuj
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Knowledge of causative agent, symptoms, mode of transmission and its prevention of Influenza A is necessary to know for individual protection as well as to control the spread of the disease in community. Objective: To study the awareness, attitude and practices regarding H1N1 Influenza A among the people accompanying patients of GKGH, Bhuj. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted among people accompanying the patients of GKGH after the epidemic situation. Informed verbal consent was taken from all the participants and they were interviewed person-ally through predesigned and pretested questionnaire to elicit information regarding awareness of Influenza A (H1N1). Data such collected was analyzed using Micro-soft Excel 2007 Results: Of the 227 people included in the study, 105 (46.26%) knew that it was a viral disease. Of all the participants, 123 (54.19%) knew about the mode of transmission. Around three fourth (74.01%) participants told cough & cold as a major symptoms and 71.81% told fever as a major symptom. Less commonly occurring symptoms such as vomiting (7.93%) and diarrhea (2.64%) were known to few participants. Conclusion: Knowledge regarding Influenza A (H1N1) needs to be enhanced among people through appropriate awareness programs to prevent spread of disease on large scale.
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Niraj Bharadva, Shreyash Mehta, Pravin N Yerpude, Keerti S Jogdand, Kartik Trivedi
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