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      Community perception about swine flu in an urban slum of Haryana: A cross-sectional study

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          Background:

          Swine flu caused by influenza virus and it's a respiratory disease of pigs. The people like farmers and pork processors working in close proximity with pigs are at higher risk of getting swine flu. In India, a total of 117 deaths and 1,154 cases have been reported in the first two months of year 2018.

          Objectives:

          To assess the community perception about Swine flu among adults in an urban slum of District Rohtak.

          Methodology:

          The study was a community based epidemiological study with cross-sectional design and carried out by visiting house to house. The study recruited 500 adults of age 18-60 years.

          Results:

          The study found that there was no significant difference between gender and age with heard of swine flu while education wise (p= 0.002) and caste wise (p=0.011) awareness of swine flu was found to be statistically significant.

          Conclusion and Recommendation:

          The study concluded that the majority of subjects heard about swine flu and majority of subjects said that swine flu spread after coughing or sneezing. The study recommends that health care functionaries should spread awareness about signs and symptoms of swine flu.

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          Awareness, attitudes, and practices related to the swine influenza pandemic among the Saudi public

          Background During an infectious disease outbreak, it is critical to learn as much as possible about the concerns, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of the public. Such information can be crucial to the improvement of communication efforts by public health officials and clinicians. The aim of this study was to identify awareness, attitudes, and practices related to influenza A (H1N1) among the Saudi public. Methods A cross-sectional study of 1,548 adult subjects recruited from various shopping malls in Riyadh and Jeddah was conducted. All of the subjects were interviewed using a questionnaire that tested their knowledge, attitudes, and use of precautionary measures in relation to the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Results More than half (54.3%, 840/1548) of the participants showed high concern, 43.7%(677/1548) showed a low level of knowledge, and 60.8%(941/1548) had taken minimal or no precautionary measures. After adjusting for other variables, education level was the only significant predictor of the level of concern (p < 0.001), while greater precautionary measures were taken by participants who were male (p < 0.001), older (p = 0.047), better educated (p = 0.04), and more knowledgeable (p < 0.001). More than one-third (38.3%) of participants were not convinced that the MOH reports about the disease were true, and only 16.1% of the participants reported receiving information from health providers. Conclusions High concern did not translate into a higher compliance with precautionary recommendations, possibly due to the low level of knowledge about the disease among the public. Frequent communication between physicians and the public is recommended to help dispel myths about the disease and to spread better information about the role that the public can play in limiting the spread of the disease.
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            Examining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of domestic and international university students towards seasonal and pandemic influenza

            Background Prior to the availability of the specific pandemic vaccine, strategies to mitigate the impact of the disease typically involved antiviral treatment and “non-pharmaceutical” community interventions. However, compliance with these strategies is linked to risk perceptions, perceived severity and perceived effectiveness of the strategies. In 2010, we undertook a study to examine the knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, practices and barriers towards influenza and infection control strategies amongst domestic and international university students. Methods A study using qualitative methods that incorporated 20 semi-structured interviews was undertaken with domestic and international undergraduate and postgraduate university students based at one university in Sydney, Australia. Participants were invited to discuss their perceptions of influenza (seasonal vs. pandemic) in terms of perceived severity and impact, and attitudes towards infection control measures including hand-washing and the use of social distancing, isolation or cough etiquette. Results While participants were generally knowledgeable about influenza transmission, they were unable to accurately define what ‘pandemic influenza’ meant. While avian flu or SARS were mistaken as examples of past pandemics, almost all participants were able to associate the recent “swine flu” situation as an example of a pandemic event. Not surprisingly, it was uncommon for participants to identify university students as being at risk of catching pandemic influenza. Amongst those interviewed, it was felt that ‘students’ were capable of fighting off any illness. The participant’s nominated hand washing as the most feasible and acceptable compared with social distancing and mask use. Conclusions Given the high levels of interaction that occurs in a university setting, it is really important that students are informed about disease transmission and about risk of infection. It may be necessary to emphasize that pandemic influenza could pose a real threat to them, that it is important to protect oneself from infection and that infection control measures can be effective.
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              A study on awareness regarding swine flu (influenza A H1N1) pandemic in an urban community of Karnataka

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                Journal
                J Family Med Prim Care
                J Family Med Prim Care
                JFMPC
                Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
                Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
                2249-4863
                2278-7135
                Nov-Dec 2018
                : 7
                : 6
                : 1515-1520
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Department of Community Medicine, Pt B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
                [2 ] Department of Pediatrics, Pt B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
                [3 ] Department of Pediatrics, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, India
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Dr. Vinod Chayal, Department of Community Medicine, Pt B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak - 124 001, Haryana, India. E-mail: drvinodchayal@ 123456gmail.com
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                JFMPC-7-1515
                10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_151_18
                6293937
                be468038-e890-42a5-bdef-bda88a93b071
                Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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                disease,hygiene,sanitation,respiratory system,virus
                disease, hygiene, sanitation, respiratory system, virus

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