A Study to Assess the Knowledge on Prevention of Asthma among Farmers in Selected Settings Mysuru

Background: Asthma Is One of the Common Respiratory Problem Occurs in Farmers, In India, there are approximately 40 million people are suffering from Asthma and the number is rising every day. Asthma has recorded to be high in Karnataka.

Objectives: To assess the knowledge on asthma among farmers in selected settings Mysuru. And To determine the association between the level of the knowledge on asthma with their selected personnel variable.

METHODOLOGY: Research approach: Descriptive research approach was used for this study.

Research Design: The descriptive research design selected for this study.

Setting: Setting refers to the area where the study is conducted. This study was conducted on Bhanchallihundi rural areas of Hadinaru PHC, Mysuru.

Population: The target population for the study was farmers of Bhanchallihundi rural areas of Hadinaru PHC, Mysuru.

Sample: Farmers of Bhanchallihundi rural areas of Hadinaru PHC, Mysuru.

Participants: 30 farmers.

Sampling Techniques: Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample.

RESULT: The Majority Of The Farmers Having Moderate Knowledge On Asthma Follows Few Farmers Have Adequate Knowledge. The Overall Mean Knowledge Scores of The Farmers Is 22.13 With SD4, 04, And Out Of Many Variable Age Education Qualification, Source Of Information Was Found To Be Significant With The Knowledge Of 0.05 Level.