Assess The Knowledge Regarding The Prevention And Management Of Typhoid Fever

Abstract

Background: Typhoid fever is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella Typhi, a Gram-negative bacterium. Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever.Typhoid is most common in India

Objectives: Assess the knowledge of adults residing in the selected community area of waghodia regarding prevention of typhoid fever. Assess the knowledge of adults residing in the selected community area of waghodia regarding management of typhoid fever. Determine the association of knowledge of adults residing in the selected community area of waghodia regarding prevention with selected socio-demographic variables. Determine the association of knowledge of adults residing in the selected community area of waghodia regarding management of typhoid fever with selected socio-demographic variables.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive, non-experimental quantitative study was conducted among 100 adults aged 18 years and above from the Waghodia community in Vadodara, selected through purposive sampling. Data were gathered using investigator-designed tools, including a socio-demographic questionnaire and structured knowledge questionnaires on the prevention and management of typhoid fever.

Results: The findings revealed that the majority of participants had average knowledge, followed by good knowledge, and none had poor knowledge regarding both prevention and management of typhoid fever. The mean knowledge score for prevention was 5.10, and for management, it was 4.64, indicating a moderate level of knowledge among participants. The chi-square test showed no significant association between demographic variables and knowledge of prevention. However, a significant association was observed between educational qualification and knowledge of disease management.

Conclusion: The study concluded that adults in the selected community area possessed moderate knowledge regarding the prevention and management of typhoid fever. Educational qualification was significantly associated with better knowledge related to disease management.