A STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT H1N1 INFLUENZA ON 500 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT OF LEKHNATH MUNICIPALITY, NEPAL
Grinsun Sharma, Biswash Sapkota, Gopal Lamichhane, Mahendra Adhikari and Sabeer Kandel
ABSTRACT
Awareness regarding H1N1 is important for individual protection and to cease the spread of virus. Adequate knowledge, positive attitude and healthy practice of people regarding swine flu are cornerstone in prevention of disease outbreak. The objective of this study was child health promotion by improving knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of children. It was a cross sectional study which was conducted during the year 2017/18. A closed ended questionnaire was designed to collect information about social demographic information, knowledge, attitude and behavior of children. Same questionnaire was used in pre and post test, before and 1 month after implementation of the awareness program. Results indicate that there was a remarkable increase in the level of knowledge, attitude and practice subsequent tothe accomplishment of the awareness program.
Keywords: Attitude, Awareness program, H1N1, Knowledge, Practice, Swine flu.
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