PERCEPTIONS REGARDING MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES IN AN URBAN AREA OF RAJKOT CITY

PERCEPTIONS REGARDING MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES IN AN URBAN AREA OF RAJKOT CITY

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Background: Mosquito borne diseases is a growing urban problem because of unplanned urbanization, industrialization and excessive population growth coupled with rural to urban migration.For developing a suitable and effective health education strategy, it is inevitable to understand the level of knowledge of the community, their attitude and practices regarding mosquito borne diseases.Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out in an urban field practice Hockey Protective - Pants - Youth area of Urban Health Centre in Rajkot city.Total 500 houses were selected for study by systematic random sampling.Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire during transmission season of vector borne diseases.

The results were analyzed using the SPSS 17 software.Results: 90% respondents agreed that mosquitoes are a problem.30.4% didn’t know breeding sites of mosquitoes.Only 11.

6% of people associated clean water collections with mosquito breeding.Regarding diseases transmitted by Earphone Wire mosquito, 62% answered malaria, 37.4% were not aware and 8.8% people mentioned about Filariasis, Dengue or Japanese encephalitis.4.

7% granted mosquito control as responsibility of community.61.4 % were using repellents for prevention against mosquito bites and 39% not taking any preventive measure.67.8% consulted private practitioner for treatment.

Conclusion: Intensified efforts towards creating public awareness and mobilizing the community regarding the preventive measures they can take are needed.