Abstract
Background: Dengue fever is a viral illness commonly caused by Flavivirus. Dengue becomes the mostcommon public health issues in India because the incidence of dengue fever is high all over the world.In Tamil Nadu, the existence of all the four serotypes of the dengue virus was proved during the severaloutbreaks of dengue fever earlier and the reported seasonal changes especially Rainfall influencing theseveral crucial issues of people.Objectives: Assess the knowledge regarding dengue fever, and associate the level of knowledge withselected demographic variables.Method: A quantitative approach and a descriptive research design for 100 samples by non-probabilityconvenient sampling technique were used. Results: The results revealed that 10.0% of people were withinadequate knowledge of dengue fever, 58.0% of people have moderately adequate knowledge, and 32.0%of people had adequate knowledge.Conclusion: Only a moderate level of people has adequate knowledge about dengue fever and seeksprevention.
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