Y C Nalini, Shivashakthy Manivasakan, Dinker R Pai
Comparison between MCQ, Extended matching questions (EMQ) and Script concordance test (SCT) for assessment among first-year medical students - A pilot study
Journal of education and health promotion
mosquitoborne diseases increasing problems various parts world causing high mortality morbidity humans study done assess vector protection measures taken rural bpl belowpovertyline families assess awareness vectorborne diseases along total sanitation campaign tsc rural bpl families crosssectional study conducted rural areas nirmal gram puraskar award among 96 bpl families period three months families every 5th selected systematic random sampling reached sample size basic sociodemographic details status vector protection measures solid waste management vector borne diseases total sanitation campaign details collected study participants pretested semistructured questionnaire applied head families included sanitation status home housetohouse visit data collected analysed using spss version 20 data presented frequency percentages mean sd among 96 families 454 adults children studied 84 875 males 12 125 females 291 641 using one mosquito protection measures 52 542 using bednets 23 239 using coils 12 families 125 using mosquito protection measures study 66 688 families individual household latrine ihhl 50 521 open drainage even though 314 participants access individual household latrine 20 636 practice openair defecation compared 127 907 practiced openair defecation without access individual household latrine asked awareness regarding vectorborne diseases 56 583 aware chikungunya 47 489 dengue 46 479 malaria 14 146 5 52 families aware japanese encephalitis study 37 385 aware total sanitation campaign 40 416 aware government support sanitation general awareness vectorborne diseases implementation vector protection measures uniform across village need targeted interventions improve effectiveness vector protection measures increase awareness among community