Perceptions of mosquito borne diseases
Open Access
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Vol. 57 (5) , 392
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.57.5.392
Abstract
We report our findings from a community based study on Knowledge Attitude Practice of community on various vector (mosquito) borne diseases, conducted in 1998. The respondents (n=850) in a sample (systematic random) were chosen from the population of 10 000 of an urban locality in India. Knowledge of mosquito being the vector for dengue was very low (0.5%), as compared with malaria (61.1%). Concerning knowledge of breeding grounds …Keywords
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