Knowledge regarding Leptospirosis among Adults

ABSTRACT Leptospirosis has recently reemerged as a major international health problem with an expanded geographic distribution. It affects tens of million people annually and it under control is very acute. In India during 2009 about 15509 cases were reported with 80 deaths. Leptospirosis is increasing day by day and the society is unaware of the fatalities of leptospirosis. The present study is focused to throw some light towards that society. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding leptospirosis among adults and to find out the association between the knowledge on leptospirosis and socio-demographic data. The study was undertaken in selected areas of Chackai, to assess the knowledge regarding leptospirosis among adults. The research approach was quantitative and design selected was descriptive design. The setting of the study includes selected areas of Chackai and the population selected was all the adults in the age group of 19-80 years and the sample size is 120.This study concluded that 13.3% of subjects had good knowledge, 72.5% had average knowledge, 14.2% had poor knowledge regarding leptospirosis. Significant association was obtained between knowledge of adults and occupation. The sampling technique is convenient sampling. The data collected was analyzed using frequency table and chi square method. The identified result shows that majority of subject have average knowledge regarding leptospirosis.