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KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS DENGUE FEVER PREVENTION AMONG ADULT POPULATION OF RURAL AREA OF LAHORE PAKISTAN.

Dr Jawaria Saeed, Dr Habib Ur Rehman,Dr Nimra Waseem.

Objective: To obtain and collect information regarding Dengue Fever (DF) awareness in rural population. Methodoogy: A cross sectional observational study was conducted among 100 individuals from rural population of Lahore. All consenting individuals aged above 18 years and above encountered in selected rural areas interviewed using a structured, pre-tested questionnaire. Data regarding age, gender, occupation, mode of spread, vector, prevention, management and outcomes was collected. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results are expressed as mean±SD for continuous variables such as age and number (percentage) for categorical data such as gender. RESULTS: Mean age was 30.24+16.57 years, 63% male and 37% female. Most of respondents did outdoor jobs and were young. Respondents had good knowledge regarding vector, its breeding places, symptoms and outcome of disease but lacked knowledge in breeding season, treatment options, management and prevention of dengue fever. Conclusion: The rural population of Lahore has good knowledge regarding mode of spread, symptoms of dengue fever and where to get treatment however they lacked knowledge in management, outcome and prevention of dengue fever. Keywords: Dengue Fever, Knowledge, Prevention, Rural.

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