Awareness of Prevention of Vector Borne Diseases along with GIS Mapping of Vector Breeding Sites in a Resettlement Community in Delhi

Research Article | Open Access

Volume 2025 - 4 | Article ID 262 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/IJFMPH.2025.41112

Awareness of Prevention of Vector Borne Diseases along with GIS Mapping of Vector Breeding Sites in a Resettlement Community in Delhi

Academic Editor: John Bose

Received 2024-12-19
Revised 2025-01-13
Accepted 2025-01-15
Published 2025-01-18

Dr. Shivani Rao^*, Dr Ekta Arora², Dr. M.M Singh³, Dr. Madhvi⁴, Ms. Shikha⁵, Dr. Nandini Sharma⁶

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad

¹Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

²Director Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

³Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

⁴Shikha Taneja Malik- Senior Manager, Scientific Affairs, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

⁵Nandini Sharma – Director Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, SGT University, Gurgaon

Corresponding Author: Dr. Ekta Arora, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad; Email id: aroraekta.esic@gmail.com

Citation: Dr. Ekta Arora, Dr. Shivani Rao, Dr. M.M Singh, Dr. Madhvi, Dr. Shikha Taneja Malik, Dr. Nandini Sharma (2025) Awareness of Prevention of Vector Borne Diseases along with GIS Mapping of Vector Breeding Sites in a Resettlement Community in Delhi. Int J Fam Med Pub Health, 4(1);1-4.

Copyrights: © 2025, Ekta Arora, Shivani Rao, M.M Singh, Madhvi, Shikha Taneja Malik, Nandini Sharma, This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract:

Background: Vector borne diseases have emerged as one of the leading causes of death and illness globally. The current study focusses to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices for the prevention of dengue, chikungunya and malaria amongst people with various sociodemographic parameters. Further the study also identifies and maps various vector breeding sites in a resettlement area of Delhi. Methodology-Community based interventional study was done on 400 residents of a resettlement colony. For selecting the households in the sampled areas, systematic random sampling procedure at the time of survey was used. The IEC material to be used for health education program was based on previous studies conducted in the similar settings. The validity and reliability of the IEC material was assessed through pilot study while the content validity and expert validation was done through experts from the field of vector borne diseases. Results: Proportion of the population with knowledge regarding prevention of transmission dengue chikungunya and malaria in a resettlement colony of Delhi was observed. GIS mapping of vector breeding sites in the resettlement colony of Delhi was also done. Conclusion: By addressing the areas like public awareness & behavioural change, efforts toward mosquito control can be strengthened.