Knowledge and Practice of People regarding Prevention of Dengue in Madhyabindu Municipality, Nawalparasi, Nepal

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue is one of the growing problems in Nepal, affecting the health of the citizens for the past few years. This disease is caused by the dengue virus which is transmitted to a person by an infected mosquito vector. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practice for prevention of Dengue among people in Madhyabindhu Muncipality, Nawalparasi, Nepal.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 328 adults from all wards of Madhyabindu Municipality, Nawalparasi (East). Ethical approval for the conduction of the study was taken from the and written consent was obtained from the participants. Data collection in the wards of the municipality was done by using a convenient sampling method. And then, the selection of respondents in the villages of wards was done with a convenient sampling method. The collected data was entered and analyzed in SPSS.

Results: The study found out that out of 328 respondents, the majority of data collection was done from the age group 18-30 years (40.2%). The findings had shown that around 60% of the respondents had poor knowledge on dengue however more that 50% had performed good preventive practices.

Conclusions: Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that more than half of the respondents had poor knowledge on dengue, but more than half had performed good preventive practices for dengue.