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Name | Appraisal of responsiveness concerning two epidemiologically discrete diseases among rural and urban families of Guntur district |
Description | Research article:-Community medicine Samson S R Nallapu1*, and Bharani Krishna Y2, 1*MD, Associate Professor, 2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District, AP State, India. Abstract:- Background: Malaria in India has had much input in terms of control measures and public education. Hypertension (HTN) is a more recent public health problem. One may therefore expect better knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding malaria. Objectives: To look at KAP regarding two diverse diseases like HTN & Malaria both in urban slum and rural communities in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. Methods: A cross sectional study using a pretested questionnaire regarding KAP concerning Malaria and HTN was conducted between August and October 2011. 100 urban slum households and 102 rural ones were selected by simple random sampling. Percentage frequencies and Chi-square tests were applied to analyze statistical significance. Results: Rural households continue to be situated in poorer ecological surroundings. KAP scores for HTN & Malaria, though poor in both rural and urban households, are significantly lower in the rural households. There is poorer attitude about malaria (p 0.00004) and inferior practice on hypertension (p 0.0000) in the rural households. Malaria is under reported in rural areas and health worker performance concerning malaria is also significantly substandard (p 0.00006). Conclusions: Constructive knowledge and attitude regarding malaria remains poor. A breakdown of public health systems at the beneficiary level both in urban and rural areas is apparent. As HTN is reaching alarming proportions even in rural areas there is a need to improve the quality and quantity of promotive and preventive health services in order to address real issues and to overcome indifferent and casual attitudes.
Keywords:- Attitude, Hypertension, KAP, Knowledge, Malaria, Practice. |
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