• Abhishek Mondal

The objective of this research was to investigate the KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) of the people about Dengue, residing in the four wards in Kolkata the capital city of West Bengal, country India. In India Dengue spread like epidemic in the year 2017 to 2020. Many people starting from the age group of three to seventy years found suffering from Dengue. In this research both Quantitative and Qualitative method was adopted. The primary data was collected with the help of a 68 set of questions in a questionnaire which was administered to the residents living in all the four wards in Kolkata. A survey was conducted along with participant observation and randomly selecting the household in the four wards in Kolkata. The results showed that lack of piped water in these wards were the main problem of storing water in their houses which they use for daily use. Many of these houses open wells were found without any covering even the people living in these household were reluctant and they were seen storing water without any coverings which allows Aedes Aegypti mosquito to breed in those containers.

Aedes Aegypti, Attitude, Dengue, Knowledge, Practice, Epidemic.

"Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Dengue in Kolkata, a Health Educational Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.827-830, January-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101109.pdf

"Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Dengue in Kolkata, a Health Educational Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no. pp827-830, January-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2101109.pdf