Title
Dengue prevention: A community-based study on knowledge and practices
Authors
Alka Modi Asati, R Amrutha, Sunita Vishwakarma*, Sunil Kant Guleri, Soumitra Sethia, Sachin Gupta, Konika Jain, Durgesh Shukla & Rohit Das
Affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Alka Modi Asati - E-mail: asati.dr@gmail.com;
Phone: +91 8226052424
R Amrutha - E-mail: amrutharemadevi@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8281510369
Sunita Vishwakarma - E-mail: sunitavishwakarma1812@gmail.com; Phone:
+91 6264147200
Sunil Kant Guleri - E-mail: drsunilmdpsm@gmail.com;
Phone: +91 9752701650
Soumitra Sethia - E-mail: drsoumitrasethia@gmail.com ; Phone: +91
9993106699
Sachin Gupta - E-mail: callsachingupta@gmail.com; Phone: +91
7038918177
Konika Jain - E-mail: konicajain2412@gmail.com; Phone: +91
7987049204
Durgesh Shukla - E-mail: durgeshstatsgrmc2019@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9140151339
Rohit Das - E-mail: rohitkumardas19920@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9561142386
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026
Abstract
Despite dengue being a major public health threat in urban India, there is limited local evidence on household larval indices and community knowledge and practices, particularly in smaller urban settings. Hence, this cross-sectional study (July-September 2025) assessed knowledge, practices and larval indices across 1061 households. Moderate knowledge existed, with good practices and larvae were found in 195 homes (House Index 18.4%). Waterlogging (OR=17.37), low SES (OR=1.62) and poor storage (OR=2.56) predicted larvae (all p<0.001). Thus, post-survey health education was implemented. Therefore, targeted vector control is recommended.
Keywords
Dengue, Aedes aegypti, larval indices, health promotion
Citation
Asati et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3197-3201 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
