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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING SELECTED MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES AND THEIR PREVENTION AMONG HOUSEWIVES IN A SELECTED URBAN AREA, AGARTALA, TRIPURA (W)
Background: Mosquito borne diseases are diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. They can transmit disease without being affected themselves. When a mosquito bites a human, it injects saliva and anti-coagulants, with subsequent bites the body's immune system develops antibodies and a bite becomes inflamed and itchy within 24 hours. This reaction is common in young children.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey study was conducted in Urban area, Agartala, Tripura to identify the knowledge and practice regarding selected mosquito borne diseases and their prevention among 100 housewives with a selected demographic variables were administered a self-developed, validated questionnaire through survey data collection from 8th May to 8th June 2019 .
Result : It has been found that majority of Housewives had moderately adequate knowledge and average practice regarding mosquito borne diseases. Perfectly good co-relation was found between knowledge and practice (0.81).
Conclusion: Though majority of Housewives had moderately adequate knowledge and average practice regarding mosquito borne diseases. Hence, it is concluded that further improvement of knowledge and practice regarding mosquito borne disease is needed in this area.
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"A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING SELECTED MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES AND THEIR PREVENTION AMONG HOUSEWIVES IN A SELECTED URBAN AREA, AGARTALA, TRIPURA (W)", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.838 - 842, December-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2212126.pdf
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