Awareness on mosquito borne diseases among urban & rural population in Northern Gujarat

It is of interest to examine the awareness and precautions of urban and rural residents on a number of mosquito-borne diseases (MBD). A sample of 300 adult people (Rural 150+Urban 150) was selected from Mahesana district of North Gujarat. Majority of samples (47.3 %) had average, 16% poor and 36.7%...

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Published in:Bioinformation 2022-07, Vol.18 (7), p.640-644
Main Authors: Mahalakshmi, B, Sivasubramanian, N, Vaghela, Payal, Navinbhai, Patel Divyankakumari, Vasanthbhai, Patel Hetal, Ramalakshmi, G, Rajeshbhai, Gurav Priyanka, Shaijo, K J
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Language:English
Subjects:
Mosquitoes
Repellents
Rural areas
Rural populations
Urban areas
Urban populations
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:It is of interest to examine the awareness and precautions of urban and rural residents on a number of mosquito-borne diseases (MBD). A sample of 300 adult people (Rural 150+Urban 150) was selected from Mahesana district of North Gujarat. Majority of samples (47.3 %) had average, 16% poor and 36.7% had good level of awareness in urban areas. In rural areas majority of the samples (40.67%) had average, 28%poor and 31.33% had good level of awareness. (67.3%) urban population were using mosquito repellent liquids and creams and (68.6%) of rural population were using mosquito net. Data shows that both urban and rural populations have moderate awareness on Mosquito Borne Diseases and majority is taking precaution towards these conditions. Data also revealed that there is no significant difference between urban & rural population's precaution measures against Mosquito borne diseases.
ISSN:0973-2063
0973-8894
0973-2063
DOI:10.6026/97320630018640