Authors : Prabhanshu Vyas, Smriti G. Soloman
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijfmts.2022.021
Volume : 7
Issue : 3
Year : 2022
Page No : 91-93
Introduction: Dengue fever is an acute infectious life threatening mosquito born disease, transmitted through Aedesaegypti mosquito. Characterized by episodes of ‘saddle back’ fever, muscle and joint pain accompanied by an initial erythematic and terminal rash of varying morphology. It is also called as ‘Break bone fever, occurs more frequently during rainy seasons i.e. in the month of June to September.
Materials and Methods: Methodology of research indicates the general pattern of organizing the procedure for gathering valid and reliable data for problems under investigation.
Research Design: One group pretest posttest experimental design (pre-experimental research design). Research Approach: Evaluative research approach,
Setting: Study will be conducted at Khudel urban slum area of Indore.
Population: The population under the study includes residents of selected urban slum at Indore.
Result: to assess the pre-intervention knowledge & Practice regarding Prevention of dengue fever among adult between 25-45 year is improved after VAT.
Conclusion: Based on literature review and community field experience the investigator found that people have inadequate knowledge and majority were unaware of practice on preventive measures of dengue fever,
Keywords: VAT: Video Assisted Teaching, M.P.: Madhya Pradesh