Knowledge, Awareness, Practice and Preventive Measures Regarding Swine Flu among Community People:A Cross Sectional Study from Pokhara, Nepal

Received: Apr. 20, 2015 Revised: May. 5, 2015 Accepted: May. 17, 2015 Published online: June. 30, 2015 Abstract Background Swine flu is an acute respiratory disease, which is caused by a strain of the influenza type A virus known as H1N1, officially referred as novel A /H1N1. There is no doubt that this deadly disease causing a massive havoc, different places in the world and has created fear in the society. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, awareness practice toward the pandemic H1N1 and their predictor factors, preventive measures among the community people of selected slum areas at Pokhara.