Table 1.

Responses of participants

	Question	Response	No of participants (%)
1	Ever heard about dengue?	Yes	96.2
2	Knowledge of transmission of dengue from one person to another?	Yes	41
3	Can differentiate between mosquito causing malaria and dengue?	Yes	2.9
4	Knowledge about the cause of dengue?	Mosquito bites	71.9
5	Can name of mosquito causing dengue?	Aedes	11.4
6	At what time does dengue mosquito bite?	Day	60.5
7	Can differentiate between symptoms of malaria and dengue?	Yes	18.1
8	The season during which dengue occurs mostly?	Rainy/Post rainy	64.3
9	Knowledge about drying day?	Yes	1.4
10	Name the test to diagnose dengue?	ELISA/Platelet	4.7
11	Which medicines should be given?	PCM	34.3
12	Which medicines should be avoided?	Brufen Aspirin	4.8
13	Are you at risk of dengue?	Yes	34.8
14	Awareness about self-role in controlling dengue?	Yes	51
15	Awareness about penalty in case dengue larva is found at home?	Yes	46.7