A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Health Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding use of Papaya Leaf in Dengue Fever among people of selected Rural Community area of Mehsana

Abstract

Background: Dengue is fast emerging pandemic-prone viral disease in many parts of the world. Dengue flourishes in urban poor areas, suburbs and the countryside but also affects more affluent neighbourhoods in tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness and, sometimes causing a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50-100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over 100 endemic countries, putting almost half of the world’s population at risk. Severe dengue (previously known as dengue haemorrhagic fever) was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today it affects Asian and Latin American countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children and adults in these regions. The full life cycle of dengue fever virus involves the role of mosquito as a transmitter (or vector) and humans as the main victim and source of infection. The dengue virus (DEN) comprises four distinct serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) which belong to the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.1 Aims and Objectives: To assess knowledge regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever among the selected rural community. To evaluate effectiveness of plan teaching on knowledge regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever among rural community of mehsana. To find out the association with knowledge score with their selected demographic variables. Result: Regarding level of knowledge, in pre-test 66.66 % of respondents belong to poor knowledge 16.66% of respondents belong to average knowledge and 16.66% of responds belong to good knowledge before intervention. In post-test, 20% of responds belong to poor knowledge 46.66% of respondents belongs to averages knowledge and 33.33%of respondents belong to good knowledge after intervention. During pre-test the mean level of knowledge was 7.54%during post-test the mean level of knowledge was 10.67%, which is apparently higher than pre-test knowledge scoreWith regard to effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever among people of selected rural community area of mehsana. With regard to the association between the level of knowledge among the people with their demographic variables was significant. Conclusion- The main conclusion from this present study is that most of the people head poor level of knowledge regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever in pre –test and their level of knowledge regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever head improved to a great extent after planned teaching program which was revealed in post-test. This shows the imperative need to understand the utilities of planned teaching programme in improvement of knowledge regarding use of papaya leaf in dengue fever and it will improve the people knowledge.