*Corresponding Author: Dr. Johncyrani Rajagopal, Professor cum Principal, Apex College of Nursing, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Email: Jancirajagopal@gmail.com
The study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice and association between knowledge and demographic variable. The main objectives of the study were 1. To assess the level of knowledge regarding Japanese encephalitis among mothers of under five children 2. To assess the attitude regarding Japanese encephalitis among mothers of under five children.3.To assess the existing practices on prevention of Japanese encephalitis infection among mothers of under five children.4.To find out the association between level of knowledge on Japanese encephalitis infection with selected demographic variable.
Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted in selected hospitals at Varanasi. The samples of this study were 100 mothers of under five children. The samples whoever fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. The structured interview questionnaire tool was used to collect data from the participants. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: We selected 100 samples for our study using purposive sampling method. The result shows that 54% were having moderately adequate knowledge, 94% had a good attitude towards prevention of Japanese encephalitis, 82% of the study population had a good practice towards prevention of Japanese encephalitis, on associating the demographic variables with the knowledge of the Japanese encephalitis there was a significant association with the demographic variables like drainage system, family history of Japanese Encephalitis and source of information.
Conclusion: The finding of this study indicates that the mothers having moderately adequate knowledge regarding Japanese encephalitis. However, their attitude towards prevention of Japanese encephalitis was generally positive and had a good practice towards prevention of Japanese encephalitis. This concludes that more training and health education is needed among the under-five mothers on the prevention of Japanese Encephalitis.
Keywords: JE, Japanese Encephalitis, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Mothers, under five children, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India.
How to cite this article: Rajagopal J, Lakshmi RR, Thenmozhi, Yadav V, Singh A, Sandhya, Hindubala H. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards prevention of Japanese encephalitis among mothers of under-five children. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(7s): 123-130; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.7s.16
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Conflict of interest: None