MALARIA: AWARENESS & PRACTICES AMONG RURAL COMMUNITY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: India is predominantly characterized by unstable malaria transmission. In Andhrapradesh among five Endemic Districts, East Godavari is one. We made an attempt to report knowledge & practices on malaria regarding its causation, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Materials & Methods: This study was done in a rural village of Gollala.Mamidada for a period of six months. Using a simple random method a total of 200 houses was selected. Head of the household were interviewed, by using a Semi-structured questionnaire which consist questions regarding malaria causation, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Data were entered into excel sheets and analysed by using spss software. Results: Among the study participants majority were in the age group of 36 to 40 yrs. 73% have sanitary facilities in their house.68.5% have stagnated water around their house. All the study participants heard about the disease. 31.5% of the study participants obtained information regarding the disease malaria via TV & radio channels.82.5% of the participants has mosquito breeding places around their house. Ill maintained drainages were the major type of mosquito breeding places in 42.5%. 66.5% knows malaria is transmitted by Mosquitoes bite. 33.5% do not know the symptoms of Malaria. 39.5% know Malaria can be diagnosed by blood tests. 33.4% know common medicines used in Malaria.49% were using coils to protect from Mosquito bites. 40% do not know the commonly used insecticides. 97% didn’t accept IRS to their houses. Conclusion: Good knowledge found in causation& transmission of malaria. Majority of them do not know the disease symptoms, diagnosis, commonly used medicines, insecticides for prevention and control of malaria. Poor utilization of IRS, bed nets& other protective preventive measures was noticed in this study.
Authors and Affiliations
Sowmyasudha K. , Sofia Noor, Alpha. V. P. Tej, Satyanarayana K. , Appala Naidu S.
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- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.2.124-128
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