PROBLEM
STATEMENT:
“A descriptive study to assess the level of
knowledge regarding Influenza A (H1N1) among adults at selected community in
rishikesh, UK”
Objectives:
1.
To assess the level of knowledge regarding Influenza
A (H1N1) among adults at selected community in rishikesh, UK”
2.
To associate the selected demographic variables
with level of knowledge regarding Influenza A (H1N1) among adults at selected community in rishikesh, UK”
Methodology:
Research approach: quantitative
approach
Research design: non experimental
descriptive study
Target population: middle and
old age people
Accessible population: people
visit to AIIMS rishikesh OPD
Sample size: 100
Sample design: Non probability
sampling technique
Sampling technique: Convenient sampling technique
Instrument used: structured
self administered questioners
Data collection method:
questioner method
Analysis and interpretation of
data: descriptive and inferential
statistics.
Discussion
Report writing
DEMOGRAPHIC
VARIABLES:
1.
Age:
a)
18-30 yrs
b)
31-44 yrs
c)
45- yrs
d) >65
yrs
2.
Sex:
a)
Male
b)
Female
3.
Place of living
a)
Rural area
b)
Urban area
c)
Semi urban
4.
Educational status:
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Higher secondary
d) Degree
e)
Others
5.
Occupation
a)
Health care professionals
b)
Teaching profession
c)
Daily Labor
d) Unemployed
e)
Others
6.
Types of family:
a)
Joint family
b)
Nuclear family
c)
Others
7.
Economic status:
a)
Low class
b)
Middle class
c)
Upper middle class
d) Upper
class
8.
Sources of health information:
a)
News papers
b)
TV
c)
Internet
d) Friends
and neighbors’
e)
Others
9.
Previously affected with influenza A (H1N1):
a)
Yes
b) No
10. Presently
affected with influenza A (H1N1):
a)
Yes
b) No
STRUCTURED QUESTIONERS
1.
Influenza A (H1N1) is a
a)
Viral
infection
b)
Bacterial infection
c)
Hereditary disease
d)
Surgical condition
2.
Influenza A (H1N1) is a
e)
Communicable
disease
f)
Non communicable disease
g)
Congenital disease
h)
Surgical condition
3.
Influenza virus affects all of the given except:
a)
Pig
b)
Bird
c)
Human
d)
Dog
- Influenza A (H1N1) spread from which country?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Mexico
c)
Japan
d) England
- At which year influenza A (H1N1) started to spread in
India?
a)
2009
b)
2010
c)
2012
d) 2014
- In India which state is declared as epidemic during 2014?
a)
Gujarat
b)
Rajasthan
c)
Delhi
d) Maharashtra
- Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak is high at what season?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Rainy season
d) All the
time
- Influenza A (H1N1) virus affects which system?
a)
respiratory system
b)
Cardio vascular disease
c)
GI disease
d) Skin
disease
- Is
this influenza the same as ordinary influenza?
a)
Less severe than normal influenza
b)
More severe than normal influenza
c) Same like normal influenza
d) None of the above
- currently
for swine flu the incubation is expected to be
a)
1-7 days
b)
5-10 days
c)
7-12 days
d)
9-14 day
- Patient
is considered contagious for up to
a)
3 days
b)
5 Days
c)
Until the symptoms
resolve.
d) Even after symptom resolve
- Who
is at risk for influensa A(H1N1)?
a)
Old age
people, pregnany women, and children
b)
Vaccinated people
c)
Adults who is not immunized
d) People live in non endemic or non pandemic area
- What are the symptoms of swine flu?
a)
Vomiting, Fever, cough
b)
Shortness
of breath, cough, fever
c)
Shortness of breath, diarrhoea, cough
d) Cough,
fever, rash
14. Which
is not the symptom of influenza A(H1N1)?
a)
Body aches, and headaches
c) Cough, sore throat and
diarrhea
d)
Constipation and oligouria
15. Should people avoid
travelling to countries affected by swine flu?
a) Yes, we should not
travel at any time
b) We can travel, if
we have enough immunity power
c) We can travel With
specific precautions
d)
We can travel after
quarantine period
- Is it safe to eat pork and pork products?
a)
Yes
b) No
c) Don’t know
d)
No proof from pig
to human transmission
- What do you do if you get sick?
a)
Stay at
home from school or work.
b)
Go to the accident and emergency department of
your local hospital, ring your friends and ask them to come with you.
c)
Go to your doctor to get Tami-flu
d) None of
the above
- What do you do if a family member
contracts swine flu?
a) Keep areas in your
house closed
b) Allow only healthy
persons to have contact with them as much as possible.
c) Wash your hands
only after contact with the patient.
d) If possible isolate the ill family
- Can we vaccinate people against H1N1?
a)
Currently there is
no vaccines for swine flu
b) There is vaccine
for swine flu
c) There is no
research undertaken to find vaccine for swine flu
d) Swine will not
respond to antiviral drugs if taken immediately or soon after infection has
started.
- Why is there so much concern about the current
outbreaks?
a) The current strain of H1N1 is a novel virus which has spread
quickly throughout the world.
b) The current strain
shows person-to-person transmission
c) Affects adult
population
d) The current strain shows animal-to-person
transmission
- Which
statement is correct?
A)
The transmission refers to the passing of the disease from one person to
another person
B)
The spread of influenza refers to the wide diffusion of the disease among a
large number of animals.
a)
Both A and B is correct
b)
A only
c)
A is correct B is wrong
d)
Both A and B is wrong
22. what can you do to avoid catching swine flu
a)
wash hands or use gels,
b)
wear a face mask, bin the tissue
after one use,
c)
always carry the tissue,
d)
All the above
23.
what can you do to avoid catching
swine flu
a)
cover your mouth and nose with clean tissues when you cough
or sneeze,
b)
avoid contacting people who is return from
pandemic area.
c)
Both a and
b
d)
None of
the above
24.
What is the slogan you need to
remember to avoid swine flu?
a)
Catch it, wipe it. Kill it
b)
Catch it, bin it, kill it
c)
Clean it, bin it, kill it
d)
Kill it, chase it, bin it
- Who
are flu friends?
a)
Neighbors’, relatives and friends who can collect medicine
for you when you are ill
b)
Friend who have flu
c)
Friend who have given you flu
d)
Friends and relatives who you need
to look after if they have flu
- Do
you need face mask?
a)
Yes, we should wear a face mask at
all times
b)
No, face mask don’t protect people from becoming infected
c)
Yes, if you have swine flu
d)
No, you should stay at home
- Does
our Indian government have enough drugs to treat Indian people?
a)
Yes, there is enough drug in govt but not in private
pharmacist
b)
No, drugs are not enough
c)
They are ordering drug from other
country
d)
This virus need no drug
28. What should be done when an outbreak occurs in your place?
a)
controlling marketing,
b)
not necessary to impose movement
restrictions or quarantine measures,
c)
No need of vaccinating
d)
None of the above
29. What is the complication of invfluenza A(H1N1)?
a)
SARS
b)
pneumonia
c)
asthma
d)
all the above
- What
are the best methods of decontaminating the virus?
a)
Soapy water
b)
Tap water
c)
Mineral water
d)
No need to wash hand
- What
is the best treatment for influensa A (H1N1)?
a)
Vaccination
b)
Prevention
c)
Antiviral medications
d)
No treatment
