Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Dengue Among the Selected Areas of Kalaburagi City

Abstract

Dengue fever is a viral disease that is occurred due to mosquito which is a one among huge global health issue as it is spreading all over the world rapidly. Every year, September and November are the months that shows peak incidence and annual outbreaks are reported in these months. Considering the year 2014, there are more than ten thousand dengue cases reported in India that has been double to the following year. A total of 600 individuals were enrolled into the study, out of which 586 people completed the study of which 239 i.e. 40.78% were male and 347 i.e. 59.21% were female. The remaining 14 individuals did not turn up of for follow up and were under dropouts. The data of those who completed the study was analyzed. A total of 586 people were included in the study, who were divided randomly into test and control group. Out of 586 people 293 were in test group and 293 were concluded as control group. In test group out of 293 people 121 i.e. 41.29% were males and 172 i.e. 58.70% were females. In control group out of 293 people, 118 i.e. 40.27% were males and 175 i.e. 59.72% were females. In present study a total number of 586 people were enrolled in the study. The total population was randomly divided into test and control groups. 293 subjects were included in test group whereas 293 subjects were included in control group. We have provided counseling in their respective language with patient information leaflet(PIL) and the results revealed that counseling by pharmacist rely helped in understanding the disease, medications and preventive measures. The result revealed that there is increase in KAP scores of the dengue due to the intervention made by pharmacist. Hence pharmacist plays an important role in community set-up by educating the people regarding dengue and controlling the forthcoming complications of the diseases.