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Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study

Background: The prevalence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Assam was exceptional in a global context in the year 2014. Darrang district is amongst the most affected districts that is hit by deadly JE virus in Assam. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of the r...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Akram, Khan, Muhammad Umair, Malik, Sadiqa, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti, Kalita, Manabendra, Sikdar, Atul Prasad
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spelling my.iium.irep.627522018-04-17T00:27:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62752/ Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study Ahmad, Akram Khan, Muhammad Umair Malik, Sadiqa Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti Kalita, Manabendra Sikdar, Atul Prasad RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica Background: The prevalence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Assam was exceptional in a global context in the year 2014. Darrang district is amongst the most affected districts that is hit by deadly JE virus in Assam. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of the residents regarding JE at Darrang. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed for the period of 3 months from November 2014 to January 2015 in Darrang. Multistage stage sampling was done to select participants from the district. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression tests were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 396 participants responded to the questionnaire, thus giving the response rate of 51.5%. One-fourth of the participants exhibited a good knowledge of JE (24.7%). The majority of the participants incorrectly answered the questions relating to management (83.3%) and prevention of JE (66.7%). Further, tertiary education and JE patient in family/relative were significantly associated with the knowledge of the participants (P < 0.001). A large proportion of the respondents exhibited positive attitudes towards JE (96.5%). Television was the major source of information of the participants regarding JE (29.2%). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate a lack of knowledge regarding JE among the residents of Darrang. However, their attitudes towards JE were generally positive. Further studies on this topic need to be conducted throughout the state of Assam to identify and subsequently bridge the knowledge gaps among its residents Medknow Publications 2017-04 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62752/13/62752_Community%20knowledge%20and%20attitude%20towards%20Japanese.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62752/2/62752_Community%20knowledge%20and%20attitude%20towards%20Japanese%20encephalitis_scopus.pdf Ahmad, Akram and Khan, Muhammad Umair and Malik, Sadiqa and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti and Kalita, Manabendra and Sikdar, Atul Prasad (2017) Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 10 (2 (March-April)). pp. 377-383. ISSN 1755-6783 http://www.atmph.org/printarticle.asp?issn=1755-6783;year=2017;volume=10;issue=2;spage=377;epage=383;aulast=Ahmad 10.4103/1755-6783.208726
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English
topic RC Internal medicine
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Ahmad, Akram
Khan, Muhammad Umair
Malik, Sadiqa
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti
Kalita, Manabendra
Sikdar, Atul Prasad
Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
description Background: The prevalence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Assam was exceptional in a global context in the year 2014. Darrang district is amongst the most affected districts that is hit by deadly JE virus in Assam. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of the residents regarding JE at Darrang. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed for the period of 3 months from November 2014 to January 2015 in Darrang. Multistage stage sampling was done to select participants from the district. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression tests were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 396 participants responded to the questionnaire, thus giving the response rate of 51.5%. One-fourth of the participants exhibited a good knowledge of JE (24.7%). The majority of the participants incorrectly answered the questions relating to management (83.3%) and prevention of JE (66.7%). Further, tertiary education and JE patient in family/relative were significantly associated with the knowledge of the participants (P < 0.001). A large proportion of the respondents exhibited positive attitudes towards JE (96.5%). Television was the major source of information of the participants regarding JE (29.2%). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate a lack of knowledge regarding JE among the residents of Darrang. However, their attitudes towards JE were generally positive. Further studies on this topic need to be conducted throughout the state of Assam to identify and subsequently bridge the knowledge gaps among its residents
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author Ahmad, Akram
Khan, Muhammad Umair
Malik, Sadiqa
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti
Kalita, Manabendra
Sikdar, Atul Prasad
author_facet Ahmad, Akram
Khan, Muhammad Umair
Malik, Sadiqa
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Gogoi, Lakhya Jyoti
Kalita, Manabendra
Sikdar, Atul Prasad
author_sort Ahmad, Akram
title Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
title_short Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
title_full Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study
title_sort community knowledge and attitude towards japanese encephalitis in darrang, india: a cross-sectional study
publisher Medknow Publications
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/62752/13/62752_Community%20knowledge%20and%20attitude%20towards%20Japanese.pdf
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