A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge on Waterborne Diseases Among Young Adult at Selected Rural Area
International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management
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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge on Waterborne Diseases Among Young Adult at Selected Rural Area
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Selvi, J. Thamarai
Maheswari, M. Manusha, G. |
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knowledge
waterborne diseases young adult |
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Aim and Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about the water borne disease among young adults at selected rural area. Methodology: Non experimental descriptive research design was adopted for this study, the 100 samples was selected using the non-randomized purposive sampling technique, the tool consist of two parts, section A –demographic variable, and section B -self structured questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge. Results: The study reveals 65% of people have inadequate knowledge, 15% of people have moderate knowledge, and 20% of people have adequate knowledge. The findings suggested that there was a significant association between the level of knowledge with their selected demographic variables such as age of samples, gender, religion, education, occupation, marital status, types of family, dietary pattern. Conclusion: The study reveals the 65% (majority) of people having inadequate knowledge regarding the water borne disease.
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RESAIM
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2022-05-01
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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https://www.journals.resaim.com/ijresm/article/view/1980
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International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management; Vol. 5 No. 4 (2022); 164-165
2581-5792 |
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eng
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https://www.journals.resaim.com/ijresm/article/view/1980/1920
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Copyright (c) 2022 J. Thamarai Selvi, M. Maheswari, G. Manusha
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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