Department of Community Medicine, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore
*Corresponding Author: Sanjay Kini, Department of Community Medicine, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore-575018. Email id- sanjaykini2010@gmail.com, Ph No- 9844616750
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
Burden of malaria is on the raise. Behaviour change communication is an important strategy to control malaria. KAP studies play an important role in designing and implementation of appropriate strategies and policy making
A community based cross-sectional study was carried out among adults aged > 18 years in 12 villages around Mangalore among 441 subjects using a semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire.
Regarding knowledge about the modes of transmission of malaria 92.1% knew that it is because of mosquito bites. Regarding attitude 84.4% of subjects agreed that elimination of breeding place of mosquito is their own responsibility. About 80.5% of subjects said that they clean the breeding places regularly.
Public and private sector collaboration must be encouraged in control activities against malaria. Further studies are required to identify the cause for persistence of malaria and adopt a suitable method to control the vector.
Malaria, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
