Aedes-borne disease awareness in Thiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu, India

Background: In India, vector-borne diseases account for the high burdenof all infectious diseases (WHO, 2020). Among these, Dengue Fever(DF) is the most common viral disease transmitted by Aedes spp. suchas Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.Aim of the study: This study aimed to identify and assess the Knowledge,Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Dengue fever among the University /College students in Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 13 University/Colleges from Thiruvarur district. The targeted study group was abovethe age group of 17 years from the rural and urban settings of Thiruvarurdistrict. The study instrument contains a questionnaire on knowledge,attitude, and practices regarding Dengue fever in university/ collegestudents.Results: In the present study, the prime source from which the studentsreceived information on Dengue Knowledge was from TV (68.6%). Therewas significant association between knowledge level and educationallevel (X2= 3.964, df=1, p < 0.05), between knowledge, attitude andpractices with the Institutional type (X2 = 4.35, 6.315, 6.662 df=1, p < 0.05) and between practices and gender (X2 = 3.866 df=1, p < 0.05). Therewas positive moderate correlation between Knowledge and Attitude(r=0.441), between Attitude and Practice (r=0.606), and there was apositive weak correlation between Knowledge and Practice (r=0.374).Conclusion: Despite having sufficient knowledge regarding denguefever, students is still lacking in the knowledge of vector transmissionand breeding grounds. This suggests that the public health authoritiesshould implement future intervention strategies and conduct healtheducation programs. How to cite this article:Liston F D O R, Hatibaruah A, Jeevith S B, FarhatS K, Anbalagan R, Philip N E, Krishnan J, BindujaS. Aedes-borne disease awareness in ThiruvarurDistrict of Tamil Nadu, India. J Commun Dis.2025;57(1):9-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202502