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This study was done to assess the vector protection measures taken by rural below poverty line (BPL) families, and to assess the awareness about vector-borne diseases along with Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in rural BPL families.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural area which won \u201cNirmal Gram Puraskar\u201d Award i.e., \u201cclean village\u201d among 96 below BPL families for a period of three months. These families (every 5\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) were selected by systematic random sampling until we reached a sample size. Basic socio-demographic details, status of vector protection measures, solid waste management, vector-borne diseases and total sanitation campaign details were collected from the study participants. Pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was applied to the head of the families which included sanitation status at home by house-to-house visit. Data collected was analysed using SPSS version 20 and presented as frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 96 families studied (454 adults and children), 84 (87.5%) were males and 12 (12.5%) were females. Among these, 291 (64.1%) were using one or the other mosquito protection measures, 52 (54.2%) were using bednets and 23 (23.9%) used coils. 12 families (12.5%) were not using any mosquito protection measures. In our study, 66 (68.8%) families had individual household latrine (IHHL) and 50 (52.1%) had open drainage. Even though 314 participants had an access to individual household latrine, 20 (6.36%) had practice of open air defecation compared to 127 (90.7%) who practiced open air defecation without an access to individual household latrine. When asked about the awareness regarding vector-borne diseases, 56 (58.3%) were aware about chikungunya, 47 (48.9%) about dengue, 46 (47.9%) about malaria, 14 (14.6%) and only 5 (5.2%) families were aware about Japanese encephalitis. In this study, 37 (38.5%) were aware about the total sanitation campaign and 40 (41.6%) about the government support for sanitation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation &amp; conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While there is a general awareness of vector-borne diseases, the implementation of vector protection measures is not uniform across the village. There is a need for targeted interventions to improve the effectiveness of vector protection measures and increase awareness among the community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jvbd.jvbd_27_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,7]],"date-time":"2024-05-07T07:01:11Z","timestamp":1715065271000},"page":"472-476","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Status of vector protection measures and awareness regarding vector borne diseases in families residing in a \u201cNirmal Gram Puraskar\u201d village in India"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"A","family":"Rohit","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, JJM Medical College, Davanagere, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vijayalaxmi","family":"Mangasuli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"AM","family":"Amrutha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bhagyalaxmi","family":"Sidenur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"SB","family":"Vijeth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,21]]},"reference":[{"issue":"9","key":"R3-20240921","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1803","DOI":"10.5455\/ijmsph.2016.25122015325","article-title":"Study on awareness about vector borne diseases and education about preventive measures in rural field practice areas of Kurnool medical college, Kurnool","volume":"5","author":"Sreedevi","year":"2016","journal-title":"International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health"},{"key":"R4-20240921","first-page":"192","article-title":"Arboviral Infections in India","volume":"2","author":"Broor","year":"2015","journal-title":"Ind JHealth Sci Care"},{"issue":"6","key":"R5-20240921","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2629","DOI":"10.18203\/2320-6012.ijrms20172460","article-title":"How aware are we regarding vector borne diseases? 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