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“ASSESSMENT THE KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICES REGARDING DENGUE FEVER & ITS PRACTICES AMONG ADULTS RESIDING IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS IN THE PUNE DISTRICT.”

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DESHMUKH JAYA, SHIVCHARAN SINGH, Dr. MANGESH JABADE , ANKITA BHAMBAL
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.7.226

Abstract

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread to all regions of WHO in recent years. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus. These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by climate parameters as well as social and environmental factors.1The present study title: “Astudy to assess the knowledge & practices regarding dengue fever & its practices among adults residing in selected rural areas in the Pune district.”The objective was to assess knowledge and practice regarding dengue fever and associate with demographic variables.Material and Methods: Researcher adopted non experimental descriptive research design. It was carried out on 200 samples. The Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to data was collected using self-structured questionnaire Data analysis was done mainly using descriptive statistics. Result: Conclusion:Recommendation: Similar comparative study may be conducted using urban and rural population.

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