A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF DENGUE FEVER AMONG THE MOTHERS AT SELECTED SCHOOLS OF INDORE, M.P.

Abstract

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms. The severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death. Millions of cases of dengue infection occur worldwide each year.

Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades, with cases reported to WHO increased from 505 430 cases in 2000 to 5.2 million in 2019.  As many as 12 states of India have been gripped by dengue since the beginning of this year, with cases soaring in October, official data showed. Experts have linked the surge to a delayed monsoon withdrawal, enabling prolonged breeding of the vector-borne mosquitoes. India recorded 63,280 dengue cases as of September 30, 2022, according to data shared by the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control. Some 20,000 more cases were added in October, according to media reports. Delhi recorded its first fatality due to dengue this year November 2 with the station house officer of Sarita Vihar police station, Rajneesh Sharma, succumbing to the infection after being hospitalised for five days. The caseload in the capital exceeded 2,100 on October 26, 2022, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said October 31, 2022. Over 1,200 of the cases were in October itself — the highest for the month in five years.