The survey, which covered 16 cities with a sample size of around 1,600 respondents, is commissioned by Godrej Consumer Products Limited, which sells mosquito repellents under the brand name 'Good Knight'.
It, however, said that 85 per cent of the respondents know it is a life threatening disease and 76 per cent parents are of the view that children are most vulnerable to dengue, said the survey report titled 'Good Knight Dengue Awareness'.
"What's even more startling is that 80 per cent population agrees that mosquitoes are visible during the day but only 8 per cent use any repellents during the daytime," the report added.
The survey found that overwhelming 87 per cent respondents across all cities, except the India IT capital Bangalore where only 62 per cent people agreed, see dengue as a life-threatening disease.
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"Chennai and Mumbai had an agree rate of 65 per cent and 66 per cent respectively. The lowest disagree responses were recorded in Kolkata at 11 per cent and Amritsar at 14 per cent," it added.
Moreover, on the topic that children more likely follow their teachers rather than their parents when it comes to education about diseases, 78 per cent felt that teachers can probably play a key role in making their students better aware about dengue.
According to the survey, 79 per cent claim that mosquitoes are visible during the day, they probably do not realise when they are bitten.
"This comes in the light of the fact that people are most vulnerable to mosquito bites at night," it added.
To prevent mosquitoes, 67 per cent prefers liquid vaporisers, coils accounted for 37 per cent and aerosols came a distant third, with 7 per cent.