Predictors of knowledge of selected mosquito-borne diseases among adults of selected peri- urban areas of Puducherry.

Abstract

The mosquito borne diseases of public health impor-tance are complex and their occurrence depends onthe interaction of various biological, ecological, so-cial and economic factors. Though several measuresfor their prevention and control are followed, yet theproblem density is too high with 300–500 millioncases and 1.1–2.7 million deaths due to malariaalone globally per year