Knowledge and practices regarding preventive measures of dengue infection

A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and preventive practices regarding Dengue infection among the women attending selected OPD services of A tertiary hospital. The sample consisted of 50 women and the tool was a structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge and preventive practices Study findings revealed that 96.3% had heard about dengue. 89% of them considered Dengue as a serious problem.86% of the subjects were aware of spread of Dengue mosquitoes. Mosquito nets, liquidators were used by 61% of respondents, coils by 56% and repellants by 22%.Majority (46%) were from the age group of 20-30 years and were residing in the cantonment area. Among all the samples 16% or their family members were infected with Dengue fever. 18% of the samples were having good knowledge level, Majority, 54% were having average and 28% were having poor knowledge. A High majority (92) were having satisfactory level of preventive practices. Though the preventive practice among the subjects were good but more emphasis is required for the improvement of knowledge level of the subjects.