Effects of Dengue Incidence on Socio-Economic Status of Patient’s Family: A Comparative Analysis of Multan and Lahore City (Pakistan).

Abstract

Pakistan is one of the victimized countries where the eruption of Dengue fever has been brazed out like several other countries around the globe. Dengue belongs to the family Flaviviridae (one of the families of mosquitoes) and it resembles with Yellow Fever virus and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). This research paper illustrates the effects of Dengue incidence on socio-economic status of the Dengue victims family by exploring the assorted effects related to socio-economic conditions and behavioral amendments of the Dengue patients in Punjab province (Pakistan). A sample of 200 Dengue victims was identified by using Multistage sampling technique from the selected regions of Multan and Lahore city. Interview schedule was used as a tool for data collection process for evaluating the responses of the Dengue victims. It was inferred from this research that the socio-economic status of the people of Punjab was disturbed due to Dengue incidence. Afterward the researcher made a comparison between the socio-economic status of the people of Lahore and Multan city. Subsequently the researcher instituted that the socio-economic status of the people of Lahore city was disturbed drastically as compared to the people of Multan city. The researcher put forwarded that government should ensure community involvement and timely management in removing mosquitoes breeding sites. In addition to this elimination of mosquitoes in Dengue outbreak areas by using premium quality insecticides can also eradicate various dilemmas related with eruption of Dengue fever.

Keywords: Dengue fever, Socio-economic status, Behavioral changes, Timely management, Dengue victims, Insecticides and Community involvement.