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Journal of Mosquito Research, 2013, Vol.3, No.7, 54
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Winch et al., 2002; Yasuoka et al., 2006; Yadav et al.,
2007; Prakash et al., 2008; Gunasekaran et al., 2009).
However, implementing socially acceptable measures
by the local government, in collaboration with other
necessary sectors and social mobilization for full
involvement of the community is crucial (Boratne,
2010). The present study is undertaken to understand
the level of knowledge and perceived risk of the local
community of Bankura regarding mosquito-borne
infectious diseases to determine what practices the
people use to prevent mosquito bites at home and
reduce the incidence of mosquito borne diseases in
locality which would help to decide the further
preventive methods.
Materials and Methods
Study area: The present community-based study was
undertaken during April - September 2012 in three
selected peri-urban areas (Kabar Danga, Indaragora
and Kenduadihi) of Bankura Town. The Municipal
town of Bankura is located centrally within the district
Bankura. The geographical location of Bankura town
is 87º-3’-36” North Latitude and 23º-14’-24” East
Longitude. It is the Head-quarter of the Bankura
District. The town is 35 km away from the industrial
town Durgapur. It is at a distance of around 250 km
from the state Capital Kolkata. The demographic
features and average populations are presented in Table 1
and Table 2 respectively (Source: Bankura Municipality
Data, 2010; Web: http://bankuramunicipality.org).
Table 1 Demographic features of Bankura town in 2010
Climatic conditions
Description
Particulars
Rainfall
1 414.25 mm
Temperature
47
℃
in Summer (Max) and 12
℃
in
Winter (Min)
Relative humidity
Between 70%~80% in March and
80%~90% in July
Soil status
Alluvial and laterite soil
Table 2 Salient features of population characteristics of Bankura town
Census 2001
Total
Male
Female
No. of households
24283
Total population
128811
66331
62480
Population below 10 yrs (as per 2007~2008 data)
21742.5
11122.5
10620
Population SC/ST
30617
15497
15120
Population literate
105473
59300
46173
Population illiterate
16% as per surveyed 2008
Business
17%
Labour
45%
Other profession
11%
Service
27%
Study Design: The study was conducted by interview
technique to the community people using a set of open
ended questionnaire. Faculty and students of Zoology
Department visited the study area along with NSS
volunteers. Prior information was given to the
study population regarding purpose of the survey.
The interviewers were instructed to cover all
households in three wards of peri-urban areas of
Bankura and to collect information from available
respondents. The results were analyzed using the
Microsoft Excel software.
Results and Discussion
Present study shows the observations based upon
responses received from 300 respondents (226 males
and 74 females). The age and occupation of the
respondents under study are presented in Table 3.
Responses to each question have been analyzed
separately. In the study population, about 41.17%
knows about various types of mosquitoes and the
scientific names such as
Anopheles
,
Culex
etc; where
as 58.82% have information about mosquitoes and
associated diseases but have no knowledge about