A Study “To Assess the Level of Knowledge on Swine Flu Among Adults in Selected Area at Poonchery, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu

The swine flu is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans, the swine flu is also known as pork flu virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae which is endemic in population of pigs. A study to assess the knowledge on swine flu among adults in Poonchery, Kanchipuram District,Tamilnadu, India. The study was conducted with the aim to assess the knowledge on swine flu among the adults and to associate knowledge on swine flu with selected demographic variables between the age group of (18 years to 60 years). A study was conducted and the sample was consisted of a total of 50 adults. The tool used for this study was structured questionnaire.It results that 52% of them having Inadequate knowledge,30% of them having moderate knowledge and 18% of them having Inadequate knowledge .The chi square value is 20.9862 (P>0.05) S*,There is significant association between demographic variables.we have found that there is inadequate knowledge of adult population.