A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Selected Water Borne Diseases among the People Residing in Selected Areas of Bangalore

A study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding selected water borne diseases among the people residing in selected areas of Bangalore. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding selected water borne diseases among the people and to associates the findings with selected demographic variables Quantitative approach was chosen for the research study. The research design used for the study was exploratory survey design. The study consists of 200 samples which were selected by non - probability convenient sampling. The study was conducted in Bagalur, Kadusonappanahalli, and Kannur area. The data was collected by administering structured questionnaire to 200 participants under study. The questionnaire consists of two parts. Section - A which deals with demographic data of participant and Section - B which consist of questions related to knowledge regarding selected water borne diseases. The validity of the tool was done by 5 experts from various fields of Nursing i. e, Community health nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Medical and Surgical Nursing. The reliability of questionnaire was established by the method of test-retest method and was found to be 0.89. In this study it is found that most people were having average knowledge but still there are people whose knowledge level are poor. It shows that water borne diseases are still limited and it requires greater attention commitment from health professional. There is significant association between the selected demographic variables and the knowledge of the selected water borne diseases.